Postcolonialism [[electronic resource] ] : South/African perspectives / / edited by Michael Chapman

• Pubblicazione: Newcastle, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (214 p.)
• Disciplina: 820.99680904
• Soggetto topico: South African literature - History and criticism; Postcolonialism in literature
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ChapmanMichael (Michael J. F.)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; UNSETTLING SETTLER IDENTITY; INDIGENOUS GARDENING, BELONGING, AND BEWILDERMENT; REVOLUTIONARIES OR SELL-OUTS?; SELF-TRANSLATION, UNTRANSLATABILITY; WAITING FOR THE RUSSIANS; DEPLORATIONS; "WHICH WORLD? WHOSE WORLD?"; BARBARA ADAIR'S IN TANGIER WE KILLED THE BLUE PARROT; LIVING IN THE WORLD OF 'OTHERS'; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection poses two overarching questions: Is there a role for the literary imagination in postcolonial studies? And where might one locate South Africa or, more generally, South/African perspectives, in a field delineated primarily by northern institutional purposes and practices? While engaging with contemporary debates the essays seek to turn current postcolonial emphases on theoretical formulations and issue-driven interpretation towards the subjective experience of literary texts ...
• Titolo autorizzato: Postcolonialism
• ISBN: 1-282-19285-X; 9786612192852; 1-4438-0925-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456649303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II