Criminal cities : the postcolonial novel and cathartic crime /

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"This book argues that crime in postcolonial literature functions as a way for readers and characters to process the mark left by imperialism on twenty-first century urban spaces, while also providing avenues for justice and forms of reparations"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Slavin, Molly, 1987- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023.
Colección:Cultural frames, framing culture.
Temas:
2000-2099
Fiction > 21st century > History and criticism.
Crime in literature.
Cities and towns in literature.
Postcolonialism in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General
Fiction.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Literary criticism.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface: Atlanta as Postcolonial Criminal City
  • Introduction: Toward a Theory of Cathartic Crime
  • 1. "The Phenomenon of Walking": Mapping Postcolonial Criminal London
  • 2. "Crime Is Crime Is Crime": Belfast and Universalizing Narratives
  • 3. Whiteness, Historical Fiction, and Australian Cities
  • 4. "Shot through with Crime": Bombay after Mumbai
  • 5. Neoliberal Criminality: Post-Apartheid Johannesburg
  • 6. "This Line Created a Country": Nairobi, Father and Son
  • 7. "His Memory Resists Ordering": The Difficulty of Catharsis in Palestine
  • Coda: Exit West, Brexit, and Migration
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Cultural Frames, Framing Culture

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