New Perspectives on The Black Atlantic - Definitions, Readings, Practices, Dialogues (Paperback, New edition)

This collection of essays attempts to expand the notion of the "Black Atlantic" beyond its original racial, geographical, linguistic and cultural borders while acknowledging its remarkable ability to disturb established historical truths and to go beyond traditional dichotomies, thereby providing an essential tool for cross-cultural understanding. It is divided into four sections, each of them dealing with a different approach to the question of the "Black Atlantic". "Definitions" touches on the various limitations of Gilroy's original concept. "Readings" focuses on how the "Black Atlantic" can be productively used in readings of certain literary texts. "Practices" shifts towards the practical applications of the concept in order to explore the impact it has had on academic disciplines and examine to what extent it may have altered their epistemology and working procedures. Finally, "Dialogues" engages with the "Black Atlantic" from the perspectives of two creative writers whose work includes transatlantic themes and characters.

General

Imprint:	Verlag Peter Lang
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	August 2012
First published:	2012
Editors:	Benedicte Ledent • Pilar Cuder Dominguez
Dimensions:	225 x 150 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	316
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-911801-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900
LSN:	3-03-911801-3
Barcode:	9783039118014

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