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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Main Author: Clitandre, Nadège T. 1977- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville ; London University of Virginia Press 2018
Series:New World studies
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Summary:"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"...
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XX, 249 pages
ISBN:9780813941875
9780813941868

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