{{the evolution of truth}}

Core Question

Write the question clearly and sharply:

-How have the expectations for what is "truth" in lifewriting evolved over the fifty years of my focus?

Why this question matters

Why I am asking this in the context of my project:

Where this appears (texts)

Where this appears (genres)

Related theory

What concepts help me think through this question:

Possible answers (working hypotheses)

Not final answers — early interpretations:

Evidence / moments in texts

Specific scenes, quotes, or patterns:

Contradictions / tensions

Where the question breaks or becomes unstable:

How this shapes my argument

What this question might eventually become in my dissertation:

Follow-up questions

Smaller questions this generates: