Autobiography studies impact factor
Life Writing
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European Journal of Life Writing
The 8th Conference of the European Network of Narratology (ENN) invites scholars to submit proposals for the panel "Limits of Self-Narratives", organized by Larissa Muravieva (Bard College Berlin).
In contemporary culture, self-narratives have become increasingly prominent due to technological advancements, social transformations, and evolving philosophical perspectives on identity. This panel aims to explore the boundaries of self-narratives, questioning how fact and fiction intertwine in personal storytelling, as well as the ethical and political implications of narrating the self and others. The rise of trauma culture has redefined the role of self-narratives, shifting the subject from hero to victim and emphasizing vulnerability. Additionally, the expansion of digital media has transformed the relationship between narrators and audiences, enabling more interactive and participatory storytelling. However, it also raises concerns about the appropriation of others' experiences and the ethical limits of autobiographical representation.
This panel will explore the limits of self-narratives, engaging with questions such as:
- Fact vs. Fiction; Re-enactment vs. Representation in Contemporary Self-Narratives
- Narrating Self: Vulnerability vs. Heroic Representation
- Self and Other: Ethical, Political, and Discursive Aspects
- The Dialectics of ‘Narrated Self’ vs. ‘Performed Self’ in Contemporary Cultural Practices
- Narrating Self in Autofiction, Biofiction, Exofiction, and Autotheory
- Trauma and Self-Narratives: Limits of Representation
- Self-Narratives across Media
A detailed description of the panel can be read here (under panel 6).
The Conference will be held in Wuppertal (Germany), September 29 to October 2,
Submission Deadline: March 1,
Notification of Acce a/b: Auto/Biography Studies
Scope
a /b: Auto/Biography Studies enjoys an international reputation for publishing the highest level of peer-reviewed scholarship in the fields of autobiography, biography, life narrative, and identity studies. a/b draws from a diverse community of global scholars to publish essays that further the scholarly discourse on historic and contemporary auto/biographical narratives. For over thirty years, the journal has pushed ongoing conversations in the field in new directions and charted an innovative path into interdisciplinary and multimodal narrative analysis. The journal accepts submissions of scholarly essays, review essays, and book reviews of critical and theoretical texts as well as proposals for special issues and essay clusters. Submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to independent, anonymous peer review. Join the conversation about this journal