Race, nation, translation : South African essays, 1990-2013 / Zoë Wicomb ; edited by Andrew van der Vlies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wicomb, ZoeÌ&#x0088, author.

Contributor:

Vlies, Anw van der, editor.

JSTOR (Online Service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural pluralism.

South Africa--History.

South Africa.

History.

South Africa--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Cultural pluralism--South Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

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Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]

System Details:

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Summary:

The most significant nonfiction writings of Zoë Wicomb, one of South Africa's leading authors and intellectuals, are collected here for the first time in a single volume. This compilation features essays on the works of such prominent South African writers as Bessie Head, Nadine Gordimer, Njabulo Ndebele, and J. M. Coetzee, as well as on a wide range of cultural and political topics, including gender politics, sexuality, race, identity, nationalism, and visual art. Also presented here are a reflection on Nelson Mandela and a revealing interview with Wicomb. In these essays, written between 1990 and 2013, Wicomb offers insights into her nation's history, politics, and people. In a world in which nationalist rhetoric is on the rise and right-wing populist movements are the declared enemies of diversity and pluralism, her essays speak powerfully to a host of current international issues.

Contents:

Part I Hearing The Variety Of Discourses

1 Tracing the Path from National to Official Culture (1991) p. 37

2 Nation, Race, and Ethnicity: Beyond the Legacy of Victims (1991,1992) p. 53

3 Culture Beyond Color? A South African Dilemma (1993) p. 58

4 Reading, Writing, and Visual Production in the New South Africa (1995) p. 66

5 To Hear the Variety of Discourses (1990) p. 81

6 Motherhood and the Surrogate Reader: Race, Gender, and Interpretation (1994) p. 92

7 Shame and Identity: The Case of the Coloured in South Africa (1995-08) p. 114

8 Remembering Nelson Mandela (2013) p. 128

Part II Intertextuality And The Postcolonial Author

9 Five Afrikaner Texts and the Rehabilitation of Whiteness (1997-98) p. 133

10 J. M. Coetzee's Disgrace: Translations in the Yard of Africa (2002) p. 157

11 Rereading Gordimer's July's People (2005, 2007) p. 170

12 Natural Narrative and Tall Tales: Remembering District Six (2006, 2012) p. 188

13 "Good Reliable Fictions": Nostalgia, Narration, and the Literary Narrative (2011) p. 203

14 Identity, Writing, and Autobiography: The Case of Bessie Head's The Cardinals (1994) p. 217

15 Setting, Intertextuality, and the Resurrection of the Postcolonial Author (2004, 2005) p. 229

16 Coetzee's Slow Man and the Real: A Lesson in Reading and Writing (2009) p. 241

Intertextualities, Interdiscourses, and Intersectionalities: An Interview with Zoë Wicomb, conducted p. 261 / Andrew van der Vlies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

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ISBN:

9780300241150

0300241151

Publisher Number:

40028609594

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