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Comparing Postcolonial Diasporas

By David Murphy , James Procter , Michelle Keown

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
0230547087, 9780230547087
LCC
JV6035 .C57 2009
Open Library ID
OL22501657M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1151810 bytes)
Pages
248\247
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This edited collection breaks new ground within the field of postcolonial diaspora studies, moving beyond the predominantly Anglophone bias of much existing scholarship by investigating comparative links between a range of Anglophone, Francophone, Hispanic and Neerlandophone cultural contexts. Ranging across the disciplines of history, sociology, literary analysis, cultural studies and the visual arts, the collection examines both the contributions and limitations of existing postcolonial diaspora scholarship, as well as developing new cross-disciplinary theoretical paradigms. Exploring a variety of geographical locations including Europe, the Americas, the Pacific and the Middle East, the collection is divided into three main sections: 'Discovering Europe' (with essays by John McLeod, Elleke Boehmer and Frances Gouda, and Siobh?n Shilton); 'Nostalgia and the Longing for Home' (featuring Patrick Williams, Patria Rom?n-Vel?squez and Janet Wilson); and 'Comparative Diasporic Contexts' (with contributions from Celia Britton, Mohit Prasad and Bill Marshall), concluding with a postscript by Elizabeth Ezra and Terry Rowden.

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