{"product_id":"vulnerable-subjects-ethics-and-life-writing-used","title":"Vulnerable Subjects: Ethics And Life Writing-used","description":"\u003cp\u003eMy Primary Concern Is With The Ethics Of Representing Vulnerable Subjectspersons Who Are Liable To Exposure By Someone With Whom They Are Involved In An Intimate Or Trustbased Relationship, Unable To Represent Themselves In Writing, Or Unable To Offer Meaningful Consent To Their Representation By Someone Else.... Of Primary Importance Is Intimate Life Writingthat Done Within Families Or Couples, Close Relationships, Or Quasiprofessional Relationships That Involve Trustrather Than Conventional Biography, Which Can Be Written By A Stranger. The Closer The Relationship Between Writer And Subject, The Greater The Vulnerability Or Dependency Of The Subject, The Higher The Ethical Stakes, And The More Urgent The Need For Ethical Scrutiny.'From The Prefacevulnerable Subjects Explores A Range Of Lifewriting Scenariosfrom The 'Celebrity' To The 'Ethnographic'And A Number Of Lifewriting Genres From Parental Memoir To Literary Case Studies By Oliver Sacks. G. Thomas Couser Addresses Complex Contemporary Issues; He Investigates The Role Of Disability In Narratives Of Euthanasia And Explores The Implications Of The Human Genome Project For Lifewriting Practices In Any Age When Many Regard Dna As A Code That 'Scripts' Lives And Shapes Identity. Throughout, His Book Is Concerned With The Ethical Implications Of The Political And Economic, As Well As The Mimetic, Aspects Of Life Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46533524652277,"sku":"SONG080148863X","price":17.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/711MJRwBYbL.jpg?v=1743913576","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/vulnerable-subjects-ethics-and-life-writing-used","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}