Exhibiting slavery : the Caribbean postmodern novel as museum / Vivian Nun Halloran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halloran, Vivian Nun, 1971-

Contributor:

American Literatures Initiative.

Series:

New World studies.

New World studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Caribbean fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Caribbean fiction.

Slavery in literature.

Archives in literature.

Slavery--Caribbean Area--History--Sources.

Slavery.

Caribbean fiction (English)--History and criticism.

Caribbean fiction (English).

Caribbean fiction (French)--History and criticism.

Caribbean fiction (French).

Caribbean fiction (Spanish)--History and criticism.

Caribbean fiction (Spanish).

Postmodernism (Literature)--Caribbean Area.

Postmodernism (Literature).

Caribbean Area--In literature.

Caribbean Area.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The self-referential function of these texts produces a "museum effectthat simultaneously teaches and entertains their readers, prompting them to continue their own research beyond and outside the text.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Note on Translations

Introduction: Novels as Museums in a Postmodern Age

Chapter 1: Books as National (Literary) History Museums

Chapter 2: Art Museums: Visual (Inter)Texts

Chapter 3: Ethnographic Museums: The Literary Diorama

Chapter 4: Between Plantation and Living History Museum

Chapter 5: World Heritage Sites: The Fortress

Chapter 6: Mourning Museums: Diasporic Practices

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

"American Literatures Initiative"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613585745

9781280490514

1280490519

9780813928685

0813928680

OCLC:

753976360