Compelling confessions : the politics of personal disclosure /

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Imprint:	Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; Lanham, Md. : Co-published with Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, ©2011.
Description:	1 online resource (230 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Confession. Confession in literature. Confession. Confession in literature. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11403646

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Other authors / contributors:	Diamond, Suzanne, 1957-
ISBN:	9781611470437 1611470439 9781611470420 1611470420 9780838642658
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Compelling Confessions is a collection of essays whose shared purpose is to offer an accessible interdisciplinary exploration of the social dynamics behind confessional discourse. As the contributors to this volume demonstrate, confession is ubiquitous in contemporary culture, not only within psychological or therapeutic frameworks or literary analysis, but also in internet discussion groups, in the criminal justice system, in political rhetoric, in so-called 'reality' and interview-style television programming, in writing pedagogy and, increasingly, in the testimonial strain observable in con.
Other form:	Print version: 9781611470420
Standard no.:	9786613163509

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