Autobiography as Political Resistance: Anne Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi
abstract: ABSTRACT This dissertation focuses on Anne Moody's use of the autobiographical genre as an extension of her political activism. Noting consistent values and conventions that govern the writing of political activists, this study asserts that Moody's narrative is best situated in t...
Other Authors: | Flanagan, Melissa Annette (Author) |
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.14372 |
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