Ethnic American Literatures And Critical Race Narratology

Author : Alexa Weik von Mossner,Marijana Mikić,Mario Grill
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000625196

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Ethnic American Literatures and Critical Race Narratology by Alexa Weik von Mossner,Marijana Mikić,Mario Grill Pdf

Ethnic American Literatures and Critical Race Narratology explores the relationship between narrative, race, and ethnicity in the United States. Situated at the intersection of post-classical narratology and context-oriented approaches in race, ethnic, and cultural studies, the contributions to this edited volume interrogate the complex and varied ways in which ethnic American authors use narrative form to engage readers in issues related to race and ethnicity, along with other important identity markers such as class, religion, gender, and sexuality. Importantly, the book also explores how paying attention to the formal features of ethnic American literatures changes our under-standing of narrative theory and how narrative theories can help us to think about author functions and race. The international and diverse group of contributors includes top scholars in narrative theory and in race and ethnic studies, and the texts they analyze concern a wide variety of topics, from the representation of time and space to the narration of trauma and other deeply emotional memories to the importance of literary paratexts, genre structures, and author functions.

Author : James J. Donahue,Jennifer Ann Ho,Shaun Morgan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : LITERARY CRITICISM
ISBN : 0814275915

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Narrative, Race, and Ethnicity in the United States by James J. Donahue,Jennifer Ann Ho,Shaun Morgan Pdf

Author : Julie Brown
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134822294

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Ethnicity and the American Short Story by Julie Brown Pdf

How do different ethnic groups approach the short story form? Do different groups develop culture-related themes? Do oral traditions within a particular culture shape the way in which written stories are told? Why does "the community" loom so large in ethnic stories? How do such traditional forms as African American slave narratives or the Chinese talk-story shape the modern short story? Which writers of color should be added to the canon? Why have some minority writers been ignored for such a long time? How does a person of color write for white publishers, editors, and readers? Each essay in this collection of original studies addresses these questions and other related concerns. It is common knowledge that most scholarly work on the short story has been on white writers: This collection is the first work to specifically focus on short story practice by ethnic minorities in America, ranging from African Americans to Native Americans, Chinese Americans to Hispanic Americans. The number of women writers discussed will be of particular interest to women studies and genre studies researchers, and the collections will be of vital interest to scholars working in American literature, narrative theory, and multicultural studies.

Author : Marta Degani,Werner Delanoy
Publisher : Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783823304814

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Power in Language, Culture, Literature and Education by Marta Degani,Werner Delanoy Pdf

In one of the contributions to this edited volume an interviewee argues that "English is power". For researchers in the field of English Studies this raises the questions of where the power of English resides and which types and practices of power are implied in the uses of English. Linguists, scholars of literature and culture, and language educators address aspects of these questions in a wide range of contributions. The book shows that the power of English can oscillate between empowerment and subjection, on the one hand enabling humans to develop manifold capabilities and on the other constraining their scope of action and reflection. In this edited volume, a case is made for self-critical English Studies to be dialogic, empowering and power-critical in approach.

Author : Esther Álvarez-López,Andrea Fernández-García
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000837056

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Cosmopolitan Strangers in US Latinx Literature and Culture by Esther Álvarez-López,Andrea Fernández-García Pdf

This book presents a study of the figure of the stranger in US Latinx literary and cultural forms, ranging from contemporary novels through essays to film and transborder art activism. The focus on this abject figure is twofold: first, to explore its potential to expose the processes of othering to which Latinxs are subjected; and, second, to foreground its epistemic response to neocolonial structures and beliefs. Thus, this book draws on relevant sociological literature on the stranger to unveil the political and social processes behind the recognition of Latinxs as ‘out of place.’ On the other hand, and most importantly, this volume follows the path of neo-cosmopolitan approaches to bring to the fore processes of interrelatedness, interaction, and conviviality that run counter to criminalizing discourses around Latinxs. Through an engagement with these theoretical tenets, the goal of this book is to showcase the role of the Latinx stranger as a cosmopolitan mediator that transforms walls into bridges.

Author : Kelly Reames,Linda Wagner-Martin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781350239944

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The Bloomsbury Handbook to Toni Morrison by Kelly Reames,Linda Wagner-Martin Pdf

The most substantial collection of critical essays on Morrison to appear since her death in mid-2019, this book contains previously unpublished essays which both acknowledge the universal significance of her writing even as they map new directions. Essayists include pre-eminent Morrison scholars, as well as scholars who work in cultural criticism, African American letters, American modernism, and women's writing. The book includes work on Morrison as a public intellectual; work which places Morrison's writing within today's currents of contemporary fiction; work which draws together Morrison's “trilogy” of Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise alongside Dos Passos' USA trilogy; work which links Morrison to such Black Atlantic artists as Lubaina Himid and others as well as work which offers a reading of “influence” that goes both directions between Morrison and Faulkner. Another cluster of essays treats seldom-discussed works by Morrison, including an essay on Morrison as writer of children's books and as speaker for children's education. In addition, a “Teaching Morrison” section is designed to help teachers and critics who teach Morrison in undergraduate classes. The Bloomsbury Handbook to Toni Morrison is wide-ranging, provocative, and satisfying; a fitting tribute to one of the greatest American novelists.

Author : Amritjit Singh,Joseph T. Skerrett,Robert E. Hogan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1996-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1555532675

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Memory, Narrative, and Identity by Amritjit Singh,Joseph T. Skerrett,Robert E. Hogan Pdf

A look at how American writers of African, Mexican, Irish, Chinese, South Asian, Jewish, and Native American descent reclaim suppressed pasts, facilitating the emergence of newly empowering ethnic identities.

Author : Donald R. Wehrs,Suzanne Nalbantian,Don M. Tucker
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-29
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000790177

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Cultural Memory by Donald R. Wehrs,Suzanne Nalbantian,Don M. Tucker Pdf

Bringing together neuroscientists, social scientists, and humanities scholars in cross-disciplinary exploration of the topic of cultural memory, this collection moves from seminal discussions of the latest findings in neuroscience to variegated, specific case studies of social practices and artistic expressions. This volume highlights what can be gained from drawing on broad interdisciplinary contexts in pursuing scholarly projects involving cultural memory and associated topics. The collection argues that contemporary evolutionary science, in conjunction with studies interconnecting cognition, affect, and emotion, as well as research on socially mediated memory, provides innovatively interdisciplinary contexts for viewing current work on how cultural and social environments influence gene expression and neural circuitry. Building on this foundation, Cultural Memory turns to the exploration of the psychological processes and social contexts through which cultural memory is shaped, circulated, revised, and contested. It investigates how various modes of cultural expression—architecture, cuisine, poetry, film, and fiction—reconfigure shared conceptualizing patterns and affectively mediated articulations of identity and value. Each chapter showcases research from a wide range of fields and presents diverse interdisciplinary contexts for future scholarship. As cultural memory is a subject that invites interdisciplinary perspectives and is relevant to studying cultures around the world, of every era, this collection addresses an international readership comprising scholars from the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, from advanced undergraduates to senior researchers.

Author : Victoria Aarons
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-09
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9780814349168

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Memory Spaces by Victoria Aarons Pdf

Jewish identity, memory, and place deftly revealed through the lens of Jewish women's graphic narratives.

Author : Helena Grice
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2001-06-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0719057639

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Beginning Ethnic American Literatures by Helena Grice Pdf

This text is designed to introduce students not only to ethnic American writers, but also to the cultural contexts and literary traditions in which their work is situated.

Author : James J. Donahue
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780429589263

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Contemporary Native Fiction by James J. Donahue Pdf

Contemporary Native Fiction: Toward a Narrative Poetics of Survivance analyzes paradigmatic works of contemporary Native American/First Nations literary fiction using the tools of narrative theory. Each chapter is read through the lens of a narrative theory – structuralist narratology, feminist narratology, rhetorical narratology, and unnatural narratology – in order to demonstrate how the formal structure of these narratives engage the political issues raised in the text. Additionally, each chapter shows how the inclusion of Native American/First Nations-authored narratives productively advance the theoretical work project of those narrative theories. This book offers a broad survey of possible means by which narrative theory and critical race theories can productively work together and is key reading for students and researchers working in this area.

Author : Amritjit Singh,Peter Schmidt
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000-08-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781578062522

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Postcolonial Theory and the United States by Amritjit Singh,Peter Schmidt Pdf

At the beginning of the twenty-first century the world may be in a "transnational moment." Indeed, we are increasingly aware of the ways in which local and national narratives, in literature and elsewhere, cannot be conceived apart from a radically new sense of shared human histories and global interdependence. To think transnationally about literature, history, and culture requires a study of the evolution of hybrid identities within nation-states and diasporic identities across national boundaries. This book collects nineteen essays written in the 1990s. Displaying both historical depth and theoretical finesse as they attempt close and lively readings, they are accessible, well-focused resources for college and university students and their teachers. Included are more than one discussion of each literary tradition associated with major racial and ethnic communities. Such a gathering of diverse, complementary, and often competing viewpoints provides a good introduction to the cultural differences and commonalities that comprise the United States today. -- from back cover.

Author : Janine Utell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317698326

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Engagements with Narrative by Janine Utell Pdf

Balancing key foundational topics with new developments and trends, Engagements with Narrative offers an accessible introduction to narratology. As new narrative forms and media emerge, the study of narrative and the ways people communicate through imagination, empathy, and storytelling is especially relevant for students of literature today. Janine Utell presents the foundational texts, key concepts, and big ideas that form narrative theory and practical criticism, engaging readers in the study of stories by telling the story of a field and its development. Distinct features designed to initiate dialogue and debate include: Coverage of philosophical and historical contexts surrounding the study of narrative An introduction to essential thinkers along with the tools to both use and interrogate their work A survey of the most up-to-date currents, including mind theory and postmodern ethics, to stimulate conversations about how we read fiction, life writing, film, and digital media from a variety of perspectives. A selection of narrative texts, chosen to demonstrate critical practice and spark further reading and research "Engagement" sections to encourage students to engage with narrative theory and practice through interviews with scholars This guide teaches the key concepts of narrative—time, space, character, perspective, setting—while facilitating conversations among different approaches and media, and opening paths to new inquiry. Engagements with Narrative is ideal for readers needing an introduction to the field, as well as for those seeking insight into both its historical developments and new directions.

Author : David S. Goldstein,Audrey B. Thacker
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780295800745

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Complicating Constructions by David S. Goldstein,Audrey B. Thacker Pdf

This volume of collected essays offers truly multiethnic, historically comparative, and meta-theoretical readings of the literature and culture of the United States. Covering works by a diverse set of American authors - from Toni Morrison to Bret Harte - these essays provide a vital supplement to the critical literary canon, mapping a newly variegated terrain that refuses the distinction between “ethnic” and “nonethnic” literatures.

Author : Michael Fink
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783638703437

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Narratives of a New Belonging: The Politics of Memory and Identity in Contemporary American Ethnic Literatures by Michael Fink Pdf

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2004 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,6 (A), University of Regensburg (Insitute for American Studies), 181 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: 1. 'Narratives of a New Belonging' - Introduction and Aim of the Study In March 1968 Robert Kennedy reported the following about the miserable living conditions on most Native American reservations to a Senate sub-committee: "The first Americans are still the last Americans in terms of income, employment, health and education. I believe this to be a national tragedy for all Americans, for we all are in some way responsible" (qtd. in Breidlid 1998: 6). Opening this thesis with this rhetoric pun on the first and the last on the American continent has been a deliberate decision as Kennedy's status quo report provides for a nice introduction to this thesis' larger subject matter. When his dialogics of the first and the last are not only restricted to U.S. American Indian communities, the overall image evoked can in fact easily be applied to other U.S. ethnic groups as well. Having long settled the desert regions north of nowadays U.S. Mexican border, contemporary Hispanic Americans, for instance, as the descendents of an early mestizo population of Mexican-Indian, European-Spanish and Anglo-American ancestry, share a collective memory which far precedes the U.S. presence in North America. Likewise African Americans can provide for a historical legacy that through the Diaspora of the Middle Passage and the system of plantation slavery easily traces itself back to the very first beginnings of American civilization. When in recent years many other immigrant and minority groups have handed in similar claims, the overall picture of American history evoked is no longer one of a WASP unitarian sense of historiography, but of transcultural diversity and plurality which clearly contradicts the proclaimed assimilatory homogeneity of the American character. Having alre