Cosmopolitanism in Contemporary British Fiction - Imagined Identities

This book is a concise and engaging analysis of contemporary literature viewed through the critical lens of cosmopolitan theory. It covers a wide spectrum of issues including globalisation, cosmopolitanism, nationhood, identity, philosophical nomadism, posthumanism, climate change, devolution and love.

List of contents

Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: QUEER FRONTIERS 'Cross That Bridge': Journeying Through Zoe Strachan's Negative Space 'Boundaries. Desire': Philosophical Nomadism in The Powerbook and The Stone Gods PART II: COSMOPOLITAN CARTOGRAPHIES 'Fellow Humans': Cosmopolitan Citizens in Nadeem Aslam's Maps for Lost Lovers 'The Bridge to the stars': Travelling Home in His Dark Materials PART III: TIME TRAVELLERS 'Around We Go': Transpositional Life Cycles in David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas 'Remember You Must Live. Remember You Most Love. Remember You Must Leave': Passing Through Ali Smith's Hotel World Conclusion Bibliography Index

About the author

FIONA McCULLOCH Head of English at the University of Bradford, UK. Her publications include The Fictional Role of Childhood in Victorian and Early Twentieth-Century Children's Literature (Edwin Mellen, 2004), and Children's Literature in Context (Continuum, 2011). She is currently working on her fourth book, Mapping Scotland's Future: Devolution and Citizenship in Contemporary Young-Adult and Children's Fiction.

Summary

This book is a concise and engaging analysis of contemporary literature viewed through the critical lens of cosmopolitan theory. It covers a wide spectrum of issues including globalisation, cosmopolitanism, nationhood, identity, philosophical nomadism, posthumanism, climate change, devolution and love.

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'This is a fresh and stimulating study which devolves contemporary British fiction in new and insightful directions.' - Aaron Kelly, Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UK

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'This is a fresh and stimulating study which devolves contemporary British fiction in new and insightful directions.' - Aaron Kelly, Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UK

Product details

• Authors: F McCulloch, F. McCulloch, Fiona McCulloch
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349313556
• ISBN: 978-1-349-31355-6
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; B, Literature, Fiction & related items, Cultural Studies, Cultural Theory, Fiction, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Literary theory, World Literature, Culture—Study and teaching, European Literature, Literature, Modern—20th century, Twentieth-Century Literature, British literature, British and Irish Literature, Fiction Literature, Palgrave Literature Collection, Literature—Philosophy, Postcolonial/World Literature, English literature;fiction;identity;space;time