The postcolonial subject in transit migration, borders and subjectivity in contemporary African diaspora literature

The Postcolonial Subject in Transit presents in-depth analyses of the complex transitional migratory identities evident in emerging African diasporic writings. It provides insights into the hybridity of the migrant experience, where the migrant struggles to negotiate new cultural spaces. It shows th...

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Hlavní autor: Fongang, Delphine
Médium: E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Lanham etc Lexington Books 2018
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Vydání:1
Edice:Transforming Literary Studies
Témata:
African
African diaspora in literature
African literature (English)
African literature (English)—20th century—History and criticism
African literature (English)—21st century—History and criticism
Literary Criticism
Modern
Postcolonialism in literature
ISBN:1498563848, 149856383X, 9781498563840, 9781498563833
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  • Cover -- The Postcolonial Subject in Transit -- The Postcolonial Subject in Transit -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Contemporary Diasporic African Writers Capturing The Migrant Experience -- The Essays In This Collection -- References -- Part I -- GLOBALIZATION, MIGRATION, AND BORDER CRISSCROSSING -- Chapter 1 -- Migration and African Diasporic Constructions in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's -- The Question Of Contact -- Nigeria: Chasing Its Best Resources -- Glocalism: The Multicultural Option In -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Inescapable Predicament -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Politics of Migration -- Dreams, Reality, And Shattered Hopes In Okey Ndibe's -- Hope Deferred, Disillusionment, And Travails In A Strange Land In Noviolet Bulawayo's -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II -- LIMINAL SPACES, HYBRIDITY, AND GENDERED IDENTITIES -- Chapter 4 -- Black Americans and American Blacks -- References -- Chapter 5 -- Teju Cole's Transcultural Urban Novel -- References -- Chapter 6 -- Entrapment and Dislocation -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7 -- Mirror and Sexuality -- Trope Of Mirror/mirroring -- Eyes And Faces As Mirror -- Female Sexuality -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III -- RECONNECTING WITH THE HOMELAND -- Chapter 8 -- The Return of the Native -- Introduction -- Narrating Home And Diasporic Subjectivity -- Identity And Subjectivity -- Colonialism And Memory In Returnee Discourse -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 9 -- Arrivals, Geographies, and "The Usual Reply" in Emily Raboteau's -- References -- Chapter 10 -- Dislocation, Mimicry, and the Geography of Home in Sefi Atta's -- Deola: "home" As Point Of Origin -- Bandele: In Search Of Home -- Subu: Home Away From "home" -- Conclusion -- References -- Conclusion -- References -- Index -- About the Contributors