This article explores the interactions between photography and self-writing in contemporary Spanish autobiography. Through the analysis of autobiographies by Carmen Martín Gaite and Paloma Díaz-Mas, the presence of the family album is revealed as a structural device and as an essential constituent of a dialogue between image and word that transcends the boundaries of Spanish autobiographical writing towards the constitution of experimental hybrid texts, or «imagetext», according to the concept created by W. J. T. Mitchell.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe

Fernandez Romero, Ricardo

This article explores the interactions between photography and self-writing in contemporary Spanish autobiography. Through the analysis of autobiographies by Carmen Martín Gaite and Paloma Díaz-Mas, the presence of the family album is revealed as a structural device and as an essential constituent of a dialogue between image and word that transcends the boundaries of Spanish autobiographical writing towards the constitution of experimental hybrid texts, or «imagetext», according to the concept created by W. J. T. Mitchell.<br/

University of St. Andrews - Pure

"Let the memories begin". The family photo album and contemporary Spanish autobiography

St Andrews Research Repository

El presente artículo explora las interacciones entre fotografía y escritura del yo en la autobiografía española contemporánea. A través del análisis de textos autobiográficos de Carmen Martín Gaitey Paloma Díaz-Mas se pone de manifiesto la presencia del álbum de fotos familiar como un elemento estructural al mismo tiempo que como herramienta esencial para un diálogo entre texto e imagen. Losresultados no solo trascienden los límites tradicionales de la escritura autobiográfica en España, sino quedan lugar a textos híbridos experimentaleso «imagetext», segúnel concepto creado por W. J. T.MitchellThis article explores the interactions between photography and self-writing in contemporary Spanish autobiography. Through the analysis of autobiographies by Carmen Martín Gaite and PalomaDíaz-Mas, the presence of the family album is revealedas a structural device and asan essential constituent of a dialogue between image and word that transcends the boundaries of Spanish autobiographical writing towards the constitution of experimental hybrid texts,or «imagetext», accordingto the concept created byW. J. T. Mitchell

Fernández Romero, Ricardo

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