Diane Bjorklund
Biographic Data
| ID | 4178564 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diane Bjorklund |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diane |
| FAMILY NAME | Bjorklund |
| SIGNATURE | BJORKLUND D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Davis |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
School as a Waste of Time? Complaints About Schooling in American Autobiographies
Sociologists as characters in twentieth-century novels
Interpreting the Self
Interpreting the Self
In this ambitious study, Diane explores the historical nature of self-narrative. Examining over 100 American autobiographers published in the last two centuries, she discusses not only well-known autobiographies such as Mark Twain and Andrew Carnegie but also many obscure ones such as a traveling book peddler, a minstrel, a hotel proprietress, an itinerant preacher, a West Point cadet, and a hoopskirt wire manufacturer. draws on the colorful stor…
Dignified Joking
An investigation was made of the joking that occurs during meetings of a club which gathers weekly to practice public speaking. In this setting, humor is expected as part of a good speaking performance. It is assumed that the use of humor can establish rapport with an audience and aid in persuasion. This paper describes how such joking must be managed to avoid both a potential disintegration of the club's focused gathering and an undermining of t…
Sociologists as characters in twentieth-century novels
Dignified Joking
An investigation was made of the joking that occurs during meetings of a club which gathers weekly to practice public speaking. In this setting, humor is expected as part of a good speaking performance. It is assumed that the use of humor can establish rapport with an audience and aid in persuasion. This paper describes how such joking must be managed to avoid both a potential disintegration of the club's focused gathering and an undermining of t…
Dignified Joking
An investigation was made of the joking that occurs during meetings of a club which gathers weekly to practice public speaking. In this setting, humor is expected as part of a good speaking performance. It is assumed that the use of humor can establish rapport with an audience and aid in persuasion. This paper describes how such joking must be managed to avoid both a potential disintegration of the club's focused gathering and an undermining of t…
Interpreting the Self
In this ambitious study, Diane explores the historical nature of self-narrative. Examining over 100 American autobiographers published in the last two centuries, she discusses not only well-known autobiographies such as Mark Twain and Andrew Carnegie but also many obscure ones such as a traveling book peddler, a minstrel, a hotel proprietress, an itinerant preacher, a West Point cadet, and a hoopskirt wire manufacturer. draws on the colorful stor…
Interpreting the Self
Sociologists as characters in twentieth-century novels
School as a Waste of Time? Complaints About Schooling in American Autobiographies
History (4 works) · History (4 works) · Art history (3 works) · Biography (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Autobiographical and Biographical Writing (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social science (2 works)