Diaspora Criticism

Sudesh Mishra

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2006

Diaspora Criticism

Sudesh Mishra

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748629336

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The first introduction to the field of Diaspora criticism that serves both as a timely guide and a rigorous critique

Diaspora criticism takes the concept 'diaspora' as its object of inquiry and provides a framework for discussing displaced communities in a way that takes contemporary social, cultural and economic pressures into account. It also offers an alternative to Postcolonial Studies. This book is the first to provide an accessible overview of the critical trends in Diaspora criticism and to critically evaluate the major Diaspora critics and their models, with the aim of adding to the debate on methodology.

This authoritative account will be of interest to those working in Diaspora Studies and its related fields of History, Literature, Art, Sociology, Population and Migration Studies, Politics, and Ethnic and Postcolonial Studies.

Key Features:

The first full account of the critical trends in the most exciting area of contemporary research and analysis
Locates Diaspora criticism in a specific historical context, pinpoints its emergence as a critical discourse and provides an overview of the debates that have shaped the genre
Critically analyses the approaches of the main diaspora theorists including William Safran, Jonathan Boyarin, Paul Gilroy, James Clifford, Stuart Hall, Rey Chow, Avtar Brah and Vijay Mishra

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1 Prologue to a Generic Event Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 200
Keywords: Literary Studies

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Published: October 27, 2006
ISBN: 9780748629336