Postcolonialism : South/African perspectives / edited by Michael Chapman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chapman, Michael (Michael J. F.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South African literature--History and criticism.

South African literature.

Postcolonialism in literature.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 ...

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Descripción basada en metadatos suministrados por el editor y otras fuentes.

ISBN:

1-282-19285-X

9786612192852

1-4438-0925-X

OCLC:

827209244