TY  - GEN
T1  - Beyond the borders : American literature and post-colonial theory
A2  - Madsen, Deborah L.
LA  - English
PP  - London ; Sterling, Va.
PB  - Pluto Press
YR  - 2003
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn666931965
AB  - The contributors to this book challenge the usual boundaries of 'post-colonial' theory. Focusing on American literature, they examine how America's own imperial history has shaped the literatures that have emerged from within America -- for instance, from Native American, Latino, Black and Asian-American writers. They contrast this with postcolonial literatures from countries whose history has been shaped by American colonialism -- from Canada, Central America and the Caribbean to Hawaii, Indonesia and Vietnam. In this way the contributors explore key questions about national identity and multiculturalism: why, for instance, is a Native writer categorised within 'American literature' if writing on one side of the border, but as 'Canadian' and 'post-colonial' if writing on the other? This is a challenging collection that raises questions not only about the boundaries of post-colonial theory, but also about ethnicity and multiculturalism, and the impact of immigration and assimilation -- issues that lie at the heart of the literary curriculum.
OP  - 259
CN  - PS153.M56 B49 2003
SN  - 9781435660700
SN  - 1435660706
SN  - 9781849644860
SN  - 1849644861
SN  - 9786611725457
SN  - 6611725458
SN  - 0745320465
SN  - 9780745320465
SN  - 0745320457
SN  - 9780745320458
SN  - 1281725455
SN  - 9781281725455
KW  - American literature : Minority authors : History and criticism.
KW  - American literature : History and criticism : Theory, etc.
KW  - Minorities : United States : Intellectual life.
KW  - Cultural pluralism : United States.
KW  - Cultural pluralism in literature.
KW  - Postcolonialism : United States.
KW  - Postcolonialism in literature.
KW  - Ethnic groups in literature.
KW  - Ethnicity in literature.
KW  - Littérature américaine : Auteurs issus des minorités : Histoire et critique.
KW  - Littérature américaine : Histoire et critique : Théorie, etc.
KW  - Diversité culturelle : États-Unis.
KW  - Diversité culturelle dans la littérature.
KW  - Postcolonialisme : États-Unis.
KW  - Postcolonialisme dans la littérature.
KW  - Groupes ethniques dans la littérature.
KW  - Ethnicité dans la littérature.
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM : American : General.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Political Ideologies : Democracy.
KW  - American literature : Minority authors
KW  - Cultural pluralism
KW  - Cultural pluralism in literature
KW  - Ethnic groups in literature
KW  - Ethnicity in literature
KW  - Minorities : Intellectual life
KW  - Postcolonialism
KW  - Postcolonialism in literature
KW  - United States
KW  - Literatur
KW  - Ethnische Gruppe
KW  - Aufsatzsammlung
KW  - Minderheitenliteratur
KW  - Postkoloniale Literatur
KW  - Literaturtheorie
KW  - USA
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ER  -