{"product_id":"personal-essay-in-contemporary-australian-life-writing","title":"Personal Essay in Contemporary Australian Life Writing","description":"Examining the rise and significance of the personal essay in Australian life writing, Kyle Cardell frames the personal essay as a hybrid, politically charged genre that negotiates with aesthetics and ethics as a feature of self-representation in this form. She traces the essay’s historical trajectory and contemporary vitality in Australia through case studies ranging from Charmian Clift’s mid-century columns,  to First Nations writers like Chelsea Watego and Mykaela Saunders, digital feminist essaying by Clementine Ford, eco-essays by Sophie Cunningham and #MeToo narratives, exploring themes of genre, agency and activism. Ultimately, this book argues that the personal essay functions as a dynamic site for creative, personal acts of cultural critique and narrative justice in the context of Australian life writing.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57459852771672,"sku":"9781399541411","price":102.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/personal-essay-in-contemporary-australian-life-writing","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}