self-interview

noun

self-in·​ter·​view ˌself-ˈin-tər-ˌvyü How to pronounce self-interview (audio)
plural self-interviews
: an interview with oneself
… in his self-interview, "Glenn Gould Interviews Glenn Gould About Glenn Gould," the pianist argues that the spectacle of the concert hall involves the celebration of an individual on stage …Edward Rothstein

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Members recently received a letter from the guild’s presidents urging them to begin filming their own self-interviews, too, and linking them with the same tag. Zoe Hewitt, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024 In the early self-interviews and writings, Mr. Samaras returned frequently to the question of how his reflexive isolation and solipsism could function alongside his equally instinctual exhibitionism and visual extroversion. Randy Kennedy, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-interview was in 1881

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“Self-interview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-interview. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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