Crossing Borders and Queering Citizenship - Civic Reading Practice in Contemporary American and Canadian Writing

Can reading make us better citizens? Fusing queer theory, citizenship studies, and border studies in its exploration of seven U.S., Canadian, and Indigenous authors, poets, and performance artists, Crossing borders and queering citizenship theorises how reading can work as a empowering tool in contemporary civic struggles in the North America.

Riassunto

Can reading make us better citizens? Fusing queer theory, citizenship studies, and border studies in its exploration of seven U.S., Canadian, and Indigenous authors, poets, and performance artists, Crossing borders and queering citizenship theorises how reading can work as a empowering tool in contemporary civic struggles in the North America. -- .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Zalfa Feghali
• Con la collaborazione di: Sharon Monteith (Editore)
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781526163936
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6393-6
• Pagine: 216
• Serie: Contemporary American and Canadian Writers; Contemporary American and Cana
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; USA, Canada, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading, LITERARY CRITICISM / Canadian, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Gay & Lesbian studies, Civil rights & citizenship, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Civics and citizenship, Literary studies: from c 2000, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, borders; citizenship; North America; queer; reading