Postcolonial hauntings : play and transnational feminism / Sushmita Chatterjee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chatterjee, Sushmita, 1976- author.

Series:

Dissident feminisms

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism.

Feminism--Social aspects.

Feminism--Political aspects.

feminism.

Physical Description:

x, 178 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Often examined separately, play and hauntings in fact act together to frame postcolonial issues. Sushmita Chatterjee showcases their braided workings in social and political fabrics. Drawing on this intertwined idea of play and hauntings, Chatterjee goes to the heart of conundrums within transnational postcolonial feminisms by examining the impossible echoes of translations, differing renditions of queer, and the possibilities of solidarity beyond the fraternal friendships that cement nation-states. Meaning-plays, or slippages through language systems as we move from one language to another, play a pivotal role in a global world. As Chatterjee shows, an attentiveness to meaning-plays discerns the past and present, here and there, and moves us toward responsive ethics in our theories and activisms. Insightful and stimulating, Postcolonial Hauntings centers the inextricable work of play and hauntings as a braided ethics for postcolonial transnational struggles"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Chatterjee, Sushmita, 1976- Postcolonial hauntings

ISBN:

9780252045981

025204598X

9780252088087

0252088085

OCLC:

1420166372