Cinthia Gannett, “Journals, Diaries, and Academic Discourse”
In her essay, Cinthia Gannett touches upon a very important topic, which is the gender and history of journal-diary tradition. Before reading this essay, I thought that journaling, in particular, is a new trend that appeared primarily in academic settings. However, I am now convinced that practicing this tradition has been around since long time and has closely related to those people, especially women, who did not find enough freedom to express themselves or talk about their personal issues in public.
Nevertheless, this does not mean that men did not write journals and diaries, but they seem less interested. Even if they decide to write, men would choose to talk about different
