Compelling Confessions: The Politics of Personal Disclosure

by Suzanne Diamond

Book Overview

Compelling Confessions is a collection of essays whose shared purpose is to offer an accessible interdisciplinary exploration of the social dynamics behind confessional discourse. As the contributors to this volume demonstrate, confession is ubiquitous in contemporary culture, not only within psychological or therapeutic frameworks or literary analysis, but also in internet discussion groups, in the criminal justice system, in political rhetoric,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611470420
• ISBN13: 9781611470420
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"