8 Re-Working the Past through Life Writing: Herta Müller and the (Im)Possibility of Privacy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements V
3. Contents VII
4. 1 Introduction: Realms of Privacy and Agency 1
5. 2 The Political Regime, Gender, and Paradigms of Memory 27
6. 3 Life Writing and Realms of Privacy 41
7. 4 Traumatic Experiences: Privacy as Communicative Agency 55
8. 5 Knowing the Past: Ana Blandiana and Privacy as Shared Agency 72
9. 6 Everyday Communicative Responsibility: Privacy as Endurance 88
10. 7 The Public Revelation of the Self: Mihaela Miroiu and Privacy as a Shared Responsibility 105
11. 8 Re-Working the Past through Life Writing: Herta Müller and the (Im)Possibility of Privacy 120
12. 9 Conclusion: Realms of Privacy 137
13. References 142
14. Index 157