Facing diasporic trauma : : self-representation in the writings of John Hearne, Caryl Phillips, and Fred D'Aguiar /

Facing diasporic trauma : : self-representation in the writings of John Hearne, Caryl Phillips, and Fred D'Aguiar / / by Fatim Boutros.

Fictional writing has an important mnemonic function for the Afro-Carib-bean community. It facilitates an encounter between contemporary societies and their historical origins. The representation of diasporic trauma in the novels of Fred D’Aguiar, John Hearne, and Caryl Phillips challenges territori...

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Superior document:Cross/Cultures : Readings in Post/Colonial Literatures and Cultures in English, Volume 186
VerfasserIn:
Boutros, Fatim,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Rodopi,, 2015.
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Cross/cultures ; v. 186.
Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • The Lost Roots: Imagined African Homelands
  • The Foundational Dislocation: The Middle Passage
  • Positioning Self and Other: Cultural Interaction in Slave Societies
  • Aspects of Continuity: Post-Abolition and Postcolonial Interaction
  • Bridges to the Past: The Influence of Slavery on the Contemporary Diaspora
  • Conclusion
  • Works Cited
  • Index.

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