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12/20/2005 Archived Entry: "Changing Bios"

Changing Bios
Some displeasure with one of the Wikipedia founders changing his bio (18 times). But so what? In the age of new media, stable identities give way to always changing biographies. Who needs an auto-biography when we have multi-biographies? Mutliographies.

  • WannaBe
  • Dr. Fabulous
  • Jeffrey Romantic

    Alter-egos with overlapping (contrasting) biographies. Wikipedia is hardly the first place for biographies to shift (uh...George Bush?) but as a new media outlet it can foreground that process. We pride revision in the writing classroom, so give it its due in the telling of one's story.

    Replies: 3 comments

    a lovely riff on this idea: stacey harwood's piece "contributors' notes," in the journal LIT earlier this year. the piece is comprised of nine separate variations on the contributor's bio, each using her name but shifting occupation, gender, emphasis, ...
    i loved it.

    Posted by trish @ 12/25/2005 04:08 PM EST

    A belated but heartfelt happy birthday to you, Jeff.

    Posted by joanna @ 12/23/2005 06:32 AM EST

    Happy birthday!

    Posted by Clancy @ 12/20/2005 03:09 PM EST

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