Ramos Villar, C.M. orcid.org/0000-0002-7537-9751 (2016) Filling in when memory fails: the use of stories in Portuguese American memoirs. Revista Configurações, 17. pp. 139-152. ISSN 2182-7419
Abstract
The focus of this article is to see how stories create a structuring function in three Portuguese American memoirs. The article will also explore the use of stories as a way to weave together the gap between memory and inherited memory (Hirsch, 2012). The article will argue that the stories used produce texts that carefully choreograph between inherited family stories and inherited cultural memories, producing a layering effect. The article will conclude that the inclusion of collective memories within the individual memory present in the text creates a narrative community beyond the nation state(s). Keywords: Portuguese American memoirs, inherited memory, narrative community
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © CICS |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of Languages and Cultures (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 15 Aug 2016 09:46 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2016 04:06 |
Published Version: | https://configuracoes.revues.org/3287?lang=es |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:98520 |