This course is designed to introduce students to the literary genre of life narratives and to familiarize them with the interrelationship between fact and fiction. Texts studied are chosen from different cultures and historical periods in order to provide a survey of different forms of life writing (auto/biography, memoir, diary), as well as different modes of discourses in relation to one’s socio-cultural identity.

CILO-1: Explain key concepts related to the study of life narratives. CILO-2: Formulate an analytical interpretation of the autobiographical texts studied with reference to relevant theoretical issues discussed in the course. CILO-3: Create one’s own life narrative.