| The Postcolonial Subject in Transit: Migration, Borders and Subjectivity in Contemporary African Diaspora Literature Contributor(s): Fongang, Delphine (Editor), Falola, Toyin (Foreword by), Afolayan, Bosede Funke (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 149856383X ISBN-13: 9781498563833 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $115.83 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | African - Literary Criticism | Modern - General - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.996 |
| LCCN: 2017050344 |
| Series: Transforming Literary Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.75 lbs) 174 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Falola, Toyin: - Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair Professor in the Humanities and a Distinguished Teaching Professor at The University of Texas at Austin. A celebrated scholar of global stature, Prof. Falola has published numerous books and essays in diverse areas. He has received various awards and honours, including the Jean Holloway Award for Teaching Excellence, the Texas Exes Teaching Award and seven honorary doctorates. He is the Series Editor of "Carolina Studies on Africa and the Black World", among several others. |