Title: Postcolonial theory and the United States
Description: At the beginning of the twenty-first century the world may be in a "transnational moment." Indeed, we are increasingly aware of the ways in which local and national narratives, in literature and elsewhere, cannot be conceived apart from a radically new sense of shared human histories and global interdependence. To think transnationally about literature, history, and culture requires a study of the evolution of hybrid identities within nation-states and diasporic identities across national boundaries. This book collects nineteen essays written in the 1990s. Displaying both historical depth and theoretical finesse as they attempt close and lively readings, they are accessible, well-focused resources for college and university students and their teachers. Included are more than one discussion of each literary tradition associated with major racial and ethnic communities. Such a gathering of diverse, complementary, and often competing viewpoints provides a good introduction to the cultural differences and commonalities that comprise the United States today. -- from back cover.
Subjects: History, Ethnicity in literature, Literatur, Minorities in literature, Minorities, Postcolonialism, Postkolonialismus, Ethnische Gruppe, Intellectual life, History and criticism, American literature, Postkolonialisme, Race in literature, Minority authors, Etnisch bewustzijn, Ethnic groups in literature, Postcolonialism in literature, Ethnic groups, United states, politics and government, Decolonization in literature
Places: United States, USA
Time periods: 20th century