Vanishing Point: Joan Didion and the Horizons of Historical Knowledge

This critical study situates Joan Didion’s memoir Where I Was From in the context of debates about the textuality of history in contemporary culture. In particular the essay is a critical examination of Didion’s interest in the concept of origins. What are the politics of historical origins, how mig...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kenneth Millard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Association for American Studies 2015-08-01
Series:European Journal of American Studies
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/ejas/11086