"Born Out of My Ownself': (Re)claiming the self in Doris Lessing's "Under My Skin Volume 1, 1919-1949"
This paper seeks to explore how self-identity is (re)constructed through the narrative act of autobiography in Doris Lessing’s Under My Skin, Volume 1, 1919-1949 (1995). The paper argues that the authentic self is born in the process of narrative writing and that the self coexists with other selves...
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| description | This paper seeks to explore how self-identity is (re)constructed through the narrative act of autobiography in Doris Lessing’s Under My Skin, Volume 1, 1919-1949 (1995). The paper argues that the authentic self is born in the process of narrative writing and that the self coexists with other selves that are a result of socialisation. It also seeks to interrogate how this process of identity formation is realised through the prisms of memory, history, culture and social environment and the unconscious self. The fluid or provisional nature of identity, and the subjective nature of the above factors will be critically examined in an attempt to better understand the nature of life narratives in the broad scope of literary study. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-10152022-06-27T13:49:06Z "Born Out of My Ownself': (Re)claiming the self in Doris Lessing's "Under My Skin Volume 1, 1919-1949" Javangwe, Tasiyana D. Self Identity This paper seeks to explore how self-identity is (re)constructed through the narrative act of autobiography in Doris Lessing’s Under My Skin, Volume 1, 1919-1949 (1995). The paper argues that the authentic self is born in the process of narrative writing and that the self coexists with other selves that are a result of socialisation. It also seeks to interrogate how this process of identity formation is realised through the prisms of memory, history, culture and social environment and the unconscious self. The fluid or provisional nature of identity, and the subjective nature of the above factors will be critically examined in an attempt to better understand the nature of life narratives in the broad scope of literary study. 2016-04-25T12:00:23Z 2016-04-25T12:00:23Z 2009 Article 0256-4718 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1015 en Journal of Literary Studies;Vol. 25, no. 1 open Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
| spellingShingle | Self Identity Javangwe, Tasiyana D. "Born Out of My Ownself': (Re)claiming the self in Doris Lessing's "Under My Skin Volume 1, 1919-1949" |
| title | "Born Out of My Ownself': (Re)claiming the self in Doris Lessing's "Under My Skin Volume 1, 1919-1949" |
| title_full | "Born Out of My Ownself': (Re)claiming the self in Doris Lessing's "Under My Skin Volume 1, 1919-1949" |
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| title_full_unstemmed | "Born Out of My Ownself': (Re)claiming the self in Doris Lessing's "Under My Skin Volume 1, 1919-1949" |
| title_short | "Born Out of My Ownself': (Re)claiming the self in Doris Lessing's "Under My Skin Volume 1, 1919-1949" |
| title_sort | "born out of my ownself': (re)claiming the self in doris lessing's "under my skin volume 1, 1919-1949" |
| topic | Self Identity |
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