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UNINA9910826062903321 |
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Autore |
Eileraas Karina <1971-> |
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Titolo |
Between image and identity : transnational fantasy, symbolic violence, and feminist misrecognition / / Karina Eileraas |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2007 |
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©2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-7391-1811-0 |
0-7391-5229-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (207 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Feminist theory - Political aspects |
Sex role - Political aspects |
Women - Violence against |
Postcolonialism |
Symbolism |
Identity (Psychology) |
Women authors |
Women artists |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Women Between Nations: Violence and the (Im)possibilities of Representation; 1 Fantasizing the Self: Identifying With and Against Images; 2 Disorienting Looks, Ecarts D'Identité: Colonial Photography, Ownership, and Identity; 3 Misrecognizing the Family Album: Blood, Fantasy, and Nationality in the Works of Helene Cixous and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha; 4 Dismembering the Gaze: Speleology and Vivisection in Assia Djebar's L'amour, la fantasia; Final Overture: Of Mutilation and Re-membering; Bibliography; Index |
About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book addresses the 'autobiographical' literature, visual, and performance art of postcolonial women from Maghreb and Southeast Asia including Leila Sebbar, Assia Djebar, and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. |
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