The postcolonial subject in transit migration, borders and subjectivity in contemporary African diaspora literature

The Postcolonial Subject in Transit presents in-depth analyses of the complex transitional migratory identities evident in emerging African diasporic writings. It provides insights into the hybridity of the migrant experience, where the migrant struggles to negotiate new cultural spaces. It shows th...

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Main Author Fongang, Delphine
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LanguageEnglish
Published Lanham etc Lexington Books 2018
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Edition1
SeriesTransforming Literary Studies
Subjects
African
African diaspora in literature
African literature (English)
African literature (English)—20th century—History and criticism
African literature (English)—21st century—History and criticism
Literary Criticism
Modern
Postcolonialism in literature
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DOI10.5040/9781978736023

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Abstract The Postcolonial Subject in Transit presents in-depth analyses of the complex transitional migratory identities evident in emerging African diasporic writings. It provides insights into the hybridity of the migrant experience, where the migrant struggles to negotiate new cultural spaces. It shows that while some migrants successfully adapt and integrate into new Western locales, others exist at the margins unable to fully negotiate cultural difference. The diaspora becomes a space for opportunities and economic mobility, as well as alienation and uncertainties. This illuminates the heterogeneity of the African diasporic narrative, expanding the dialogue of the diaspora, from one of simply loss and melancholia to self-realization and empowerment.
AbstractList The Postcolonial Subject in Transit presents in-depth analyses of the complex transitional migratory identities evident in emerging African diasporic writings.It provides insights into the hybridity of the migrant experience, where the migrant struggles to negotiate new cultural spaces.
The Postcolonial Subject in Transit presents in-depth analyses of the complex transitional migratory identities evident in emerging African diasporic writings. It provides insights into the hybridity of the migrant experience, where the migrant struggles to negotiate new cultural spaces. It shows that while some migrants successfully adapt and integrate into new Western locales, others exist at the margins unable to fully negotiate cultural difference. The diaspora becomes a space for opportunities and economic mobility, as well as alienation and uncertainties. This illuminates the heterogeneity of the African diasporic narrative, expanding the dialogue of the diaspora, from one of simply loss and melancholia to self-realization and empowerment.
Reconstructing transnational identities in postcolonial migration, 'The Postcolonial Subject in Transit' highlights the complexities of cultural hybridity in contemporary African diasporic literature. It captures migrants' desire for cultural inclusivity in disputed borders and locations of the West.
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African literature (English)
African literature (English)—20th century—History and criticism
African literature (English)—21st century—History and criticism
Literary Criticism
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Postcolonialism in literature
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African diaspora in literature
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African literature (English)—21st century—History and criticism
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Postcolonialism in literature
Subtitle migration, borders and subjectivity in contemporary African diaspora literature
TableOfContents Cover -- The Postcolonial Subject in Transit -- The Postcolonial Subject in Transit -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Contemporary Diasporic African Writers Capturing The Migrant Experience -- The Essays In This Collection -- References -- Part I -- GLOBALIZATION, MIGRATION, AND BORDER CRISSCROSSING -- Chapter 1 -- Migration and African Diasporic Constructions in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's -- The Question Of Contact -- Nigeria: Chasing Its Best Resources -- Glocalism: The Multicultural Option In -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Inescapable Predicament -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Politics of Migration -- Dreams, Reality, And Shattered Hopes In Okey Ndibe's -- Hope Deferred, Disillusionment, And Travails In A Strange Land In Noviolet Bulawayo's -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II -- LIMINAL SPACES, HYBRIDITY, AND GENDERED IDENTITIES -- Chapter 4 -- Black Americans and American Blacks -- References -- Chapter 5 -- Teju Cole's Transcultural Urban Novel -- References -- Chapter 6 -- Entrapment and Dislocation -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7 -- Mirror and Sexuality -- Trope Of Mirror/mirroring -- Eyes And Faces As Mirror -- Female Sexuality -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III -- RECONNECTING WITH THE HOMELAND -- Chapter 8 -- The Return of the Native -- Introduction -- Narrating Home And Diasporic Subjectivity -- Identity And Subjectivity -- Colonialism And Memory In Returnee Discourse -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 9 -- Arrivals, Geographies, and "The Usual Reply" in Emily Raboteau's -- References -- Chapter 10 -- Dislocation, Mimicry, and the Geography of Home in Sefi Atta's -- Deola: "home" As Point Of Origin -- Bandele: In Search Of Home -- Subu: Home Away From "home" -- Conclusion -- References -- Conclusion -- References -- Index -- About the Contributors
Title The postcolonial subject in transit
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