Buch, Englisch, Band 109, 207 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 553 g
Reihe: Cross/Cultures
Buch, Englisch, Band 109, 207 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 553 g
Reihe: Cross/Cultures
ISBN: 978-90-420-2644-5
Verlag: BRILL ACADEMIC PUB
In all former colonies, myths of national identity are vested with various interests. Shifts in collective Pakeha (or New Zealand-European) identity have been marked by the phenomenal popularity of three novels, each at a time of massive social change. Late-colonialism, anti-imperialism, and the collapse of the idea of a singular ‘nation’ can be traced through the reception of John Mulgan’s Man Alone (1939), Keri Hulme’s the bone people (1983), and Alan Duff’s Once Were Warriors (1990). Yet close analysis of these three novels also reveals marginalization and silencing in claims to singular Pakeha identity and a linear development of settler acculturation. Such a dynamic resonates with that of other ‘settler’ cultures – the similarities and differences telling in comparison.
Specifically, Reading Pakeha? Fiction and Identity in Aotearoa New Zealand explores how concepts of race and ethnicity intersect with those of gender, sex, and sexuality. This book also asks whether ‘Pakeha’ is still a meaningful term.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction
Man Alone
the bone people
Once Were Warriors
Conclusion
Works Consulted
Index