Authenticity and the Public Literary Self

This is the first book-length study on how authors of color present themselves in public literary discourse. The book examines data including the case study authors' Twitter usage, and thereby the impact of the digital sphere in author self-presentation.

Autorentext

Sreedhevi Iyer is a lecturer at RMIT University Melbourne. She was previously a writer-in-residence at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Her writing and research have been published all around the world.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Evaluating Authenticity 3. Approaching Authenticity Through Case Studies 4. Pigeonholing 5. Narrowing of Discourse 6. The Paradox of Authenticity 7. Conclusion. Appendix