Experiences of Freedom in Postcolonial Literatures and Cultures

Informationen zum Autor Annalisa Oboe, Shaul Bassi Klappentext Modern ideas of freedom and human rights have been repeatedly contested and are hotly debated at the beginning of the third millennium in response to new theories, needs, and changes in the world today. This volume offers culturally diverse responses to the contemporary idea of ¿freedom¿ from the literatures and the arts of the postcolonial world. The book is divided into five sections that consider: resisting history and colonialism the right to move and to belong how to move beyond the borders of bodies the right to believe in free futures imaginative freedom and critical engagement. Each section opens with an original piece of creative writing directly connected to the topics, from writers such as Alexis Wright, Caryl Philips, Chris Abani and Anita Desai. Zusammenfassung Modern ideas of freedom and human rights have been repeatedly contested and are hotly debated at the beginning of the third millennium in response to new theories, needs, and changes in the world today. This volume offers culturally diverse responses to the contemporary idea of ‘freedom’ from the literatures and the arts of the postcolonial world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Annalisa Oboe and Shaul Bassi Part 1: Resisting History and Colonialism Part 2: The Right to Move and to Belong Part 3: Beyond the Borders of Bodies Part 4: The Right to (Believe In) Free Futures Part 5: Imaginative Freedom and Critical Engagement

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• Authors: Dr Shaul Bassi, Shaul Bassi, Shaul (Ca' Foscari University Bassi, Annalisa Oboe, Annalisa (University of Padua Oboe, Annalisa Bassi Oboe, Oboe Annalisa
• Assisted by: Shaul Bassi (Editor), Annalisa Oboe (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.03.2011
• EAN: 9780415591928
• ISBN: 978-0-415-59192-8
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Literary studies: postcolonial literature