LECTURES

Memoir Writing Book by Thomas Larson

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Memoir Writing Lectures:

  • The Age of Memoir
  • Finding Ourselves: Memoir and the Process of Individuation

In both lectures, I set aside time for discussion, questions, and sharing. I adapt the length to the venue, usually talking for an hour, after which I invite questions. I read from my own memoir writing and my book, The Memoir and the Memoirist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memoir Writing Lectures
Memoir Writing Lecture: The Age of Memoir Print E-mail
Memoir Writing Lectures

This lecture is geared toward the public, in particular, readers and writers of memoir.

The memoir is rapidly becoming the literary form of our time. Hundreds of thousands of people, from teenagers to octogenarians, are seeking out personal narrative. One reason for the memoir’s popularity is our deep need to explore the age-old questions: Who am I? Why am I here? Where can I find meaning in my life?
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Finding Ourselves: Writing Memoir and the Process of Individuation Print E-mail
Memoir Writing Lectures

This lecture is geared toward people interested in personal growth, who use writing as a means toward that end.

A memoir is a work of literature that focuses on the meaning and intensity of a phase or a singular relationship in the author’s life—unresolved feelings for a parent, a child, a sibling, a friend; coming to terms with a loss, an illness, a death; remembering a significant phase like childhood or adolescence or a period like college in which the writer was challenged or changed.

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