Writing in the Flesh by Thomas Waugh PAPERBACK 9780228027348

Name: Writing in the Flesh by Thomas Waugh PAPERBACK 9780228027348
Brand: McGill-Queen's University Press

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A confessional of the unrepentant, Writing in the Flesh caresses taboos, confronts sentimentality, and recasts memory. Thomas Waugh writes the body back into the intellectual autobiography, revealing the unsettling arguments and politics born from the tastes and desires of his own carnal vessel.\nShaped by the arc of a life still in full flight \u2013 a preacher\u2019s kid who grows up to be a porn teacher and, along the way, a New Left activist and expert in documentary, queer, and Canadian film \u2013 Writing in the Flesh confronts the struggle of writing the self. Against the backdrop of Montreal\u2019s Plateau-Mont-Royal, New York City, and the Punjab, Waugh brings places and people to life in profound and unexpected ways. This is also a memoir about history, the archive, and ephemera: Waugh mines his\n\nWriting in the Flesh\nEssays on My Lives, My Bodies, My Families, My Places, My Movies\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery u;