In this Book
- Other People's Stories: Entitlement Claims and the Critique of Empathy
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
summary
In Other People's Stories, Amy Shuman examines the social relations embedded in stories and the complex ethical and social tensions that surround their telling. Drawing on innovative research and contemporary theory, she describes what happens when one person's story becomes another person's source of inspiration, or when entitlement and empathy collide.
The resulting analyses are wonderfully diverse, integrating narrative studies, sociolinguistics, communications, folklore, and ethnographic studies to examine the everyday, conversational stories told by cultural groups including Latinas, Jews, African Americans, Italians, and Puerto Ricans. Shuman offers a nuanced and clear theoretical perspective derived from the Frankfurt school, life history research, disability research, feminist studies, trauma studies, and cultural studies. Without compromising complexity, she makes narrative inquiry accessible to a broad population.
Table of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- pp. v-vi
- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- 6. Speaking from Experience
- pp. 149-162
- Bibliography
- pp. 173-184
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252092398
Related ISBN(s)
9780252029639, 9780252077746
MARC Record
OCLC
815477964
Pages
200
Launched on MUSE
2013-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2010