Against redemption: The dilemma of memoir

The pressure for commercially published memoirs to offer a tragedy-to-triumph redemptive arc is exacerbated when the memoir is about disability. I explore how I attempted to contest this narrative arc, using a thematic rather than chronological approach and adopting the personal essay form. I also u...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robertson, Rachel
Format: Journal Article
Published: University of Canberra 2012
Online Access:http://www.axonjournal.com.au/issue-2/against-redemption-dilemma-memoir
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13349