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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Main Author: Fongang, Delphine
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham etc Lexington Books 2018
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Edition:1
Series:Transforming Literary Studies
Subjects:
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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Summary: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 that while some migrants successfully adapt and integrate into new Western locales, others exist at the margins unable to fully negotiate cultural difference. The diaspora becomes a space for opportunities and economic mobility, as well as alienation and uncertainties. This illuminates the heterogeneity of the African diasporic narrative, expanding the dialogue of the diaspora, from one of simply loss and melancholia to self-realization and empowerment.
ISBN:1498563848
149856383X
9781498563840
9781498563833
DOI:10.5040/9781978736023