Reclaiming the I- Memoir Writing as Feminist Activism
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Reclaiming the I- Memoir Writing as Feminist Activism
Portland state UniversityPDXScholarUniversity Honors ThesesUniversity Honors College44363Reclaiming the "I": Memoir Writing as FeministActivismMichela Reclaiming the I- Memoir Writing as Feminist Activisma SotturaPortland State UniversityFollow this and additional works at: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/honorsthesesÔ* Part of the Fine Arts Commons, Nonfiction Commons, and the Women’s Studies CommonsLet us know how access to this document benefits you.Recommended CitationSottura, Michela, 'Recla Reclaiming the I- Memoir Writing as Feminist Activismiming the T: Memoir Writing as Feminist Activism' (2021). University Honors Theses. Paper 1077.https://doi org/10.15760/honors.l 104This Thesis IS broReclaiming the I- Memoir Writing as Feminist Activism
ught to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in University Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. PlePortland state UniversityPDXScholarUniversity Honors ThesesUniversity Honors College44363Reclaiming the "I": Memoir Writing as FeministActivismMichela Reclaiming the I- Memoir Writing as Feminist ActivismAn undergraduate honors thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree ofBachelor of ArtsinUniversity HonorsandEnglishThesis AdviserSally McWilliamsPortland State University2021Sottura 1openingSottura 2I came to this memoir writing knowing It would take coinage. When I se Reclaiming the I- Memoir Writing as Feminist Activismt out to write about my body and what happened to me. I knew I was going to have to sit with parts of myself I had long silenced, overlooked, maybe evReclaiming the I- Memoir Writing as Feminist Activism
en abandoned. When I first took a class on women's memoir writing. I was struck by the power of the stories we read. I felt like a door had been openePortland state UniversityPDXScholarUniversity Honors ThesesUniversity Honors College44363Reclaiming the "I": Memoir Writing as FeministActivismMichela Reclaiming the I- Memoir Writing as Feminist Activismhan mine taught me how memoir can inspire, challenge, educate, rewrite, heal, and enact feminist change. The feminist effort of memoir lies in the radical acknowledgment of out truths. truths that challenge and complicate the one-dimensional and linear narratives that systems of oppression have buil Reclaiming the I- Memoir Writing as Feminist Activismd around our bodies and our identities. In my case, embracing a journey of healing and acceptance of my past and my body, motivated me to write aboutReclaiming the I- Memoir Writing as Feminist Activism
my own experience as a woman. More specifically. I was interested in reconciling with my body after a sexual assault and an eating disorder created anPortland state UniversityPDXScholarUniversity Honors ThesesUniversity Honors College44363Reclaiming the "I": Memoir Writing as FeministActivismMichela Reclaiming the I- Memoir Writing as Feminist Activismof regulating and monitoring my body after I felt It was taken from me. I have explored and uncovered the unconscious and conscious practices crafted for my disempowerment as a woman. The process of reconciliation with myself has allowed me to be kinder by being critical of sexist, fat-shaming, and Reclaiming the I- Memoir Writing as Feminist Activismslut-shaming messages and practices I believed and engaged in for so long 111 the battle with my own body.I decided to embark on this journey with a fReclaiming the I- Memoir Writing as Feminist Activism
eminist collaborative spirit, engaging with another female voice to guide my own writing about my embodied experience. My obsession with the body, my Portland state UniversityPDXScholarUniversity Honors ThesesUniversity Honors College44363Reclaiming the "I": Memoir Writing as FeministActivismMichela Reclaiming the I- Memoir Writing as Feminist Activism physical body. I would look at my embodied self with a clinical and critical eye. subscribing to whitePortland state UniversityPDXScholarUniversity Honors ThesesUniversity Honors College44363Reclaiming the "I": Memoir Writing as FeministActivismMichelaGọi ngay
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