What is it about?
This is Chapter 1 in my first research monograph, entitled New Forms of Self-Narration: Young Women, Life Writing and Human Rights (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). In this chapter I explore Malala Yousafzai’s life-writing project in its entirety, with each of her life-writing texts as an example of collaborative testimonial narrative.
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Why is it important?
Since Malala Yousafzai started her self-narration when she was 11, technology and traditional media have gone hand in hand. Her appropriation of the hashtag launched under her name proved vital in her reconstruction of an activist self. Yet, the presence of a co-author, either hinted at or made explicit, can be traced throughout all her life-writing texts, from her first blog to her last book on displacement.
Perspectives
This chapter builds on previous publications in academic journals and my in-depth study of this activist's life-writing texts over the years, both traditional and novel ones. In this chapter I am especially interested in explaining how, moving away from an objective, neutral tone, her life writing tends to rely on emotional language and various other discursive strategies aimed at sustaining interest over time.
Dr Ana Belén Martínez García
Universidad de Navarra
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This page is a summary of: Malala Yousafzai: Fighting for Girls’ Rights via Collaboration and Co-construction, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-46420-2_2.
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