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Globaletics and radicant aesthetics in Australian fiction /
This book focuses on the issues of space, culture and identity in recent Australian fiction. It discusses the work of 15 authors to show that, in Australia, the meaning of "country" remains critical and cultural belonging is still a difficult process. Interrogating the definition of Austra...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book focuses on the issues of space, culture and identity in recent Australian fiction. It discusses the work of 15 authors to show that, in Australia, the meaning of "country" remains critical and cultural belonging is still a difficult process. Interrogating the definition of Australia as a "post-colonial nation" and its underlying extension from Britain, it applies Nicolas Bourriaud's concept of the Radicant to examine Australian writing beyond the "post" of "post-colonialism". The book shows that some authors are engaged in writing about the country and the time in which they live, bu |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 205 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781527506978 1527506975 |