When History Is Personal

Schwartz, Mimi

University of Nebraska Press（2018/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 277 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781496206305
• DDC分類 B

Full Description

When History Is Personal contains the stories of twenty-five moments in Mimi Schwartz's life, each heightened by its connection to historical, political, and social issues. These essays look both inward and outward so that these individualized tales tell a larger story-of assimilation, the women's movement, racism, anti-Semitism, end-of-life issues, ethics in writing, digital and corporate challenges, and courtroom justice.

A shrewd and discerning storyteller, Schwartz captures history from her vantage as a child of German-Jewish immigrants, a wife of over fifty years, a breast cancer survivor, a working mother, a traveler, a tennis player, a daughter, and a widow. In adding her personal story to the larger narrative of history, culture, and politics, Schwartz invites readers to consider her personal take alongside "official" histories and offers readers fresh assessments of our collective past.
 

Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface

Part 1. Family Haunts

My Father Always Said
The Coronation of Bobby
Love in a Handbag
When to Forget
"It's Just Like Benheim"

Part 2. In and Out My Front Door

First Thanksgiving, 1962
Off the King's Highway
A Trunk of Surprise
What's a Rally to Do?
Close Call
At the Johnson Hair Salon
Echo across the Road

Part 3. Storyscapes

Story on a Winter Beach
Go Away, Bear
Writing with Carly
My Z Man
Who Will I Be in Your Story?
In the Land of Double Narrative

Part 4. Border Crossings

Ad In, Ad Out
On Stage and Off
Lessons from a Last Day
Lyrics and the Way We Love
A Vine of Roses
Fix-It Fantasy
How the Light Gets In

Acknowledgments
Source Acknowledgments