From exceptionalism to social ecology in southern Africa: isolation, intimacy and environment in Nadine Gordimer’s Get a life

Graham, James ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4778-2161 (2009) From exceptionalism to social ecology in southern Africa: isolation, intimacy and environment in Nadine Gordimer’s Get a life. In: Rerouting the postcolonial: new directions for a new millenium. Wilson, Janet, Sandru, Cristina and Lawson West, Sarah, eds. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 194-205. ISBN 9780415543255. [Book Section]

Abstract

Rerouting the Postcolonial re-orientates and re-invigorates the field of Postcolonial Studies in line with recent trends in critical theory, reconnecting the ethical and political with the aesthetic aspect of postcolonial culture.

Bringing together a group of leading and emerging intellectuals, this volume charts and challenges the diversity of postcolonial studies, including sections on: new directions and growth areas from performance and autobiography to diaspora and transnationalism; new subject matters such as sexuality and queer theory, ecocriticism and discussions of areas of Europe as postcolonial spaces; and new theoretical directions such as globalization, fundamentalism, terror and theories of ‘affect’.

Each section incorporates a clear, concise introduction, making this volume both an accessible overview of the field whilst also an invigorating collection of scholarship for the new millennium.

Item Type: Book Section
Research Areas: A. > School of Media and Performing Arts > Media > English Language and Literature
Item ID: 5343
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Date Deposited: 22 Apr 2010 11:23
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URI: https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/5343

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