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Personal Essay

Personal Essay is a subgenre of creative nonfiction prose that presents an autobiographical, first-person narrative in which the writer reflectively interprets and gives shape to specific lived experiences, emphasizing subjective voice and insight rather than comprehensive factual reportage or purely expository argument.

37

Publications

1.7K

Citations

66

Authors

20

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2

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Personal Essays

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Publications

37

The personal camera: subjective cinema and the essay film

Choice Reviews Online · 2010 · 211 citations

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Social science and the self: personal essays on an art form

Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 162 citations

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THE CONCEPT OF A PERSON AND OTHER ESSAYS

DONALD MCQUEEN · Philosophical Books · 1964 · 117 citations

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The first patient: Reflections and stories about the anatomy cadaver

John L. Coulehan, Peter Williams, David A. Landis et al. · Teaching and Learning in Medicine · 1995 · 110 citations

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The Art of the personal essay: an anthology from the classical era to the present

Choice Reviews Online · 1994 · 104 citations

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Authors

66

  1. JB
    Jen Bonnet

    University of Maine, United States

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  2. AG
    Allen Ginsberg

    AT&T (United States), United States

    1 publications · 103 citations

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  3. BF
    Bernard F. Dick

    New York University, United States

    1 publications · 103 citations

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  4. GD
    Gabriel Duque

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  5. BH
    Barbara Hoetker Ash

    1 publications · 27 citations

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Institutions

20

  1. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    471 citations

  2. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

    Tokyo, Japan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  3. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  4. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  5. University of South Dakota

    Vermillion, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  6. North Dakota State University

    Fargo, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    62 citations

  7. Dakota State University

    Madison, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    62 citations

  8. Emory University

    Atlanta, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    39 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 493 citations

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  2. College English

    3 publications · 61 citations

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  3. College Composition and Communication

    CCC · 2 publications · 51 citations

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  4. Medical Entomology and Zoology

    1 publications · 24 citations

    1

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  5. British Journal of Educational Psychology

    1 publications · 28 citations

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