Negotiating the Self

by Kate Evans

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

218 pages, Paperback

First published May 12, 2002

About the author

Kate is the author of the best-selling memoir duo: WANDERLAND: LIVING THE TRAVELING LIFE and CALL IT WONDER: AN ODYSSEY OF, LOVE, SEX, SPIRIT & TRAVEL, named "Best Memoir" at the Bisexual Book Awards--where Kate was also lauded as "Writer of the Year" by the Bi Writers Association.

Her other books include two novels (FOR THE MAY QUEEN & COMPLEMENTARY COLORS), two poetry collections, and a book about teaching. Her stories, poems and essays have appeared in more than 50 publications. With Mary Janelle Melvin, she co-authored a French Revolution historical romance, REVOLUTIONARY KISS (under the pen-name Mary-Kate Summers).

Recipient of a PhD from the University of Washington and an MFA from San Jose State University--where she is Emeritus Faculty--she has taught writing and literature in California, China, and Japan. As a writing coach and editor, she helps writers unleash and shape their stories. She also leads writing workshops worldwide.

Half the year she lives in Mexico. The other half, she travels.

Reviews

[Elke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Evans is skilled and apt at explaining complex ideas in simple terms without losing any of the complicity. The book really made me think deeply about how as educators and people in general, we are constantly negotiating our identities and subjectivity and revealing ourselves in local spaces via global discourses.

[Metatron · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fascinating exposition and study. I found the material and the way it was presented to be self-reflective and not at all didactic. I look forward to reading more work from this author.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay, truth is I wrote it! :) Although it features lesbian and gay teachers, overall it's about teaching as an "outsider."