Black Canadian Literature and the Construction of Cultural Memory

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-138-58791-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Routledge Research in Postcolonial Literatures

In her new book, Pilar Cuder Dominguez examines the construction of cultural memory in contemporary Canadian writing by black authors, identifying the tensions between the national imaginary and the transnational trajectories of the African diaspora. Black Canadian Literature and the Construction of Cultural Memory argues against the absence of Canada from the geography of the black Atlantic, proposing instead that black Canadian authors are engaged in making visible their historical contribution to the construction of the country as well as in exploring their connectedness to other black diasporic communities.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Strömungen & Epochen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Amerikanische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Memorialising Angélique: Neo-Slave Narratives as Site of Memory
Chapter 2: In Search of a Grammar for ‘Black’
Chapter 3: Afroperipheries

Chapter 4: Back to the Future: Black Geographies

Chapter 5: Written in the (Black) Body

Über Autor(innen)

Pilar Cuder-Dominguez is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Huelva, Spain.