What does it mean to tell the truth in a story, especially one about your life? What is truth? How can we access/remember/discern it? What is the relationship between truth and facts? I’ve been pondering these questions, and many other related ones, for years in my research, teaching, writing and digital video-making. Now, having recently encountered many discussions of truth and memory, particularly as it relates to stories we tell about ourselves, I feel compelled to create a list of resources on the topic.
- Munro, Alice. What is Remembered.
- Sacks, Oliver. Speak, Memory.
- Cowles, Gregory. Book Review for The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr.
- A Bad Rememberer