self-referential


self-ref·er·en·tial

(sĕlf′rĕf′ə-rĕn′shəl)adj. Referring to oneself or itself: The biographer's account of the poet's life was surprisingly self-referential.
self′-ref′er·ence n.self′-ref′er·en′tial·ly adv.

self-referential

adj (of a book, film, etc) concerned with things such as its own composition or with other similar books or films