Bridges, borders and bodies : transgressive transculturality in contemporary South Asian diasporic women's novels /

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South Asian diasporas can be considered transcultural legacies of colonialism, while constituting transcultural forms of postcolonial reality in today's globalised world. The main focus of investigation here is South Asian women's fiction, where diverse forms of identity negotiation undert...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vogt-William, Christine F. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.
Temas:
South Asian literature (English) > Women authors > History and criticism.
South Asian diaspora in literature > History.
English fiction > South Asian authors > History and criticism.
Sud-Asiatiques > Pays étrangers, dans la littérature > Histoire.
Roman anglais > Auteurs sud-asiatiques > Histoire et critique.
Literary studies: post-colonial literature.
Feminism & feminist theory.
Gender studies: women.
South Asian diaspora in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:South Asian diasporas can be considered transcultural legacies of colonialism, while constituting transcultural forms of postcolonial reality in today's globalised world. The main focus of investigation here is South Asian women's fiction, where diverse forms of identity negotiation undertaken by the protagonists in a number of contemporary novels (from the 1990s to the early 2000s) are read as transgressions. The themes of early gendered experiences of South Asian indentured labour migratio ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (299 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781443868433
1443868434

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