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Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks during a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on reparations for slavery, June 19, 2019.
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Nearly all books, essays, and articles published in the last few years have collapsed further and further into one genre: memoir.
The personal narrative has trumped all other forms of storytelling, rhetorical persuasion, data analysis, or discourse. The memoir style has permeated everything from the Atlantic’s high-brow purple prose to the popularly catered shelves of Barnes & Noble.
About the Author
Kayla Bartsch is a former William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism at National Review.
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Nearly all books, essays, and articles published in the last few years have collapsed further and further into one genre: memoir.
The personal narrative has trumped all other forms of storytelling, rhetorical persuasion, data analysis, or discourse. The memoir style has permeated everything from the Atlantic’s high-brow purple prose to the popularly catered shelves of Barnes & Noble.
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About the Author
Kayla Bartsch is a former William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism at National Review.
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