Edwidge Danticat: the Haitian diasporic imaginary

"This work analyzes Danticat's exploration of the dialogic relationship between nation and diaspora. Clitandre argues that Danticat...moving between novels, short stories, and essays...articulates a diasporic consciousness that acts as a form of social, political, and cultural transformati...

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1. Verfasser: Clitandre, Nadège T. 1977- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Charlottesville ; London University of Virginia Press 2018
Schriftenreihe:New World studies
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Zusammenfassung:"This work analyzes Danticat's exploration of the dialogic relationship between nation and diaspora. Clitandre argues that Danticat...moving between novels, short stories, and essays...articulates a diasporic consciousness that acts as a form of social, political, and cultural transformation at the local and global level. Using the echo trope to approach Danticat's narratives and subjects, Clitandre navigates between the reality of diaspora and imaginative opportunities that diasporas produce. Ultimately, Clitandre calls for a reconstitution of nation through a diasporic imaginary that informs the way people who have experienced displacement view the world and imagine a more diverse, interconnected, and just future"...
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XX, 249 pages
ISBN:9780813941875
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