# Autobiographical and Biographical Writing

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/autobiographical-and-biographical-writing/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 56,681 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the study of life writing, correspondence, and autobiographical practices, including diaries, letters, and digital forms of self-narration. It explores the intersection of identity, narrative methods, and feminist practice within the context of autotheory and ethnography. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Arts and Humanities |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T13474 |
| Works | 35,026 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 14.

- [Norman K. Denzin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/norman-k-denzin/)
- [Carolyn Ellis](https://scholariq.org/researchers/carolyn-ellis/)
- [Elizabeth F. Loftus](https://scholariq.org/researchers/elizabeth-f-loftus/)
- [Albert O. Hirschman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/albert-o-hirschman/)
- [Dan P. McAdams](https://scholariq.org/researchers/dan-p-mcadams/)
- [Charles Taylor](https://scholariq.org/researchers/charles-taylor-3/)
- [Walter Benjamín](https://scholariq.org/researchers/walter-benjamin/)
- [David C. Rubin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-c-rubin/)
- [Jonathan A. Smith](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jonathan-a-smith/)
- [Ulric Neisser](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ulric-neisser/)
- [Carl Morrison](https://scholariq.org/researchers/carl-morrison-2/)
- [Gary W. Evans](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gary-w-evans/)

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