Other people's stories entitlement claims and the critique of empathy / Amy Shuman.

Author/creator Shuman, Amy, 1951-
Format Book
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2005.
Descriptionviii, 190 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Collective narrative and public memory -- "Get outta my face": entitlement and authoritative discourse -- Allegory and parable as subversive stories -- Small world stories: coincidence and fate in narratives of everyday life -- Redemption and empathy in junk mail narratives -- Speaking from experience.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [173]-184) and index.
LCCN 2004014398
ISBN0252029631 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780252029639 (alk. paper)