Zwischen de- und Reterritorialisierung : Raumproduktion Zeitgenössischer US-Karibischer Diasporaliteraturen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brüske, Anne.

Series:

Mimesis Series

Mimesis Series ; v.111

Language:

German

Subjects (All):

Caribbean literature.

Postcolonialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (648 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2024.

Summary:

This book examines the interplay between diasporic identities and literary spaces within US-Caribbean literature. It explores how literary texts from the Caribbean diaspora in the United States produce and interact with social and spatial concepts. The work delves into the production of fictional spaces in novels such as Ernesto Quiñónez's 'Bodega Dreams', Achy Obejas's 'Days of Awe', Edwidge Danticat's 'The Dew Breaker', and Junot Díaz's 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao'. Through these narratives, the book investigates themes of memory, cultural identity, and the concept of space within the Caribbean diaspora. It is intended for scholars and students interested in postcolonial studies, literary theory, and cultural geography, particularly those focused on Caribbean and diaspora studies. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Dank

Inhalt

Diaspora – Raum – Literatur. US-karibische Verflechtungen

1 Literaturen im Spagat. Karibische Diasporaliteraturen der USA zwischen De- und Reterritorialisierung

2 Raumproduktionen fiktionaler Literatur. Zur Erzeugung von Räumen in und durch literarische Texte

3 Die Produktion eines Raumes namens Spanish Harlem in Ernesto Quiñónez’ Bodega Dreams (2000)

4 Sepharad in Havanna und Chicago. Raum, Sprache und Memoria in Achy Obejas’ Days of Awe (2001)

5 Lòt bò dlo. Raumproduktion im Zeichen von Tod, Diaspora und Sprachlosigkeit in Edwidge Danticats The Dew Breaker (2004)

6 Raummosaik in Junot Díaz’ The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007)

Deterritorialisierende Dynamiken, reterritorialisierende Tendenzen, relationale Muster

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ISBN:

9783111339252

3111339254

OCLC:

1463307240