Amsterdam Diaries, Life Writing and Identity

This volume invites readers to rediscover Amsterdam through the intimate lens of its inhabitants. Amsterdam Diaries, Life Writing and Identity offers a rich and layered portrayal of the city through the self-narratives of ‘ordinary’ individuals from the eighteenth century to the present. Exploring d...

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description This volume invites readers to rediscover Amsterdam through the intimate lens of its inhabitants. Amsterdam Diaries, Life Writing and Identity offers a rich and layered portrayal of the city through the self-narratives of ‘ordinary’ individuals from the eighteenth century to the present. Exploring diaries, letters, oral histories and digital self-expressions, this volume reveals how people have experienced, navigated, and shaped their urban environment across time. It bridges life writing studies and urban history, shedding light on questions of identity, belonging, and the emotional bonds between individuals and the city. Special attention is given to marginalised voices, including migrant experiences, and to the evolving forms of self-representation in the digital age. Expanding the boundaries of life writing, the collection even incorporates non-human perspectives, such as dogs and bicycles. Together, these diverse narratives offer a kaleidoscopic view of life in Amsterdam, illustrating how the city is both a shared space and a deeply personal landscape.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1711202026-01-30T12:02:46Z Amsterdam Diaries, Life Writing and Identity Hasselt, Laura Rensen, Marleen Vermeer, Leonieke Hoegen, Ernestine self-narrative oral histories diaries migrant experiences thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSD Urban communities This volume invites readers to rediscover Amsterdam through the intimate lens of its inhabitants. Amsterdam Diaries, Life Writing and Identity offers a rich and layered portrayal of the city through the self-narratives of ‘ordinary’ individuals from the eighteenth century to the present. Exploring diaries, letters, oral histories and digital self-expressions, this volume reveals how people have experienced, navigated, and shaped their urban environment across time. It bridges life writing studies and urban history, shedding light on questions of identity, belonging, and the emotional bonds between individuals and the city. Special attention is given to marginalised voices, including migrant experiences, and to the evolving forms of self-representation in the digital age. Expanding the boundaries of life writing, the collection even incorporates non-human perspectives, such as dogs and bicycles. Together, these diverse narratives offer a kaleidoscopic view of life in Amsterdam, illustrating how the city is both a shared space and a deeply personal landscape. 2026-01-30T12:02:45Z 2026-01-30T12:02:45Z 2026-01-23T14:12:57Z 2025 book ONIX_20260123T150742_9781040839577_11 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/109840 9781040839577 9789048569731 9781040836736 9781003690733 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/171120 eng Cities and Cultures open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/109840/1/9781040839577.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003690733 10.4324/9781003690733 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 905b5a74-be20-4afa-9d3d-9f8216cf49ee 9781040839577 9789048569731 9781040836736 9781003690733 Routledge 290 Oxford [...] open access
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Amsterdam Diaries, Life Writing and Identity
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