How might study of the self illuminate and inspire social action This book presents a transdisciplinary transcultural discussion of the dynamic interplay between selfstudy and our social world. Building on work done in the education field essays in the four themed sections of this edited volume provide diverse perspectives on the social relevance of selfstudy in relation to the self in memory repositioning the self creative representations of the self and the development of selfknowledge. Scholars educators researchers and students across the arts humanities and social sciences will find much in this volume to inform their engagement with selfstudy both as a social phenomenon and as a methodology for social inquiry and action.