Other people's stories : entitlement claims and the critique of empathy /
Amy Shuman.
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2005.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Collective narrative and public memory -- "Get outta my face": entitlement and authoritative discourse -- Allegory and parable as subversive stories -- Small world stories: coincidence and fate in narratives of everyday life -- Redemption and empathy in junk mail narratives -- Speaking from experience.