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Deconstructing Europe - Postcolonial Perspectives (Paperback)
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This book engages with the question of what makes Europe
postcolonial and how memory, whiteness and religion figure in
representations and manifestations of European 'identity' and
self-perception. To deconstruct Europe is necessary as its
definition is now contested more than ever, both internally
(through the proliferation of ethnic, religious, regional
differences) and externally (Europe expanding its boundaries but
closing its borders). This edited volume explores a number of
theoretical discussions on the meaning of Europe and proposes
analyzing some of the deeds committed, both today and in the past,
in the name of Europe by foregrounding a postcolonial approach. To
deconstruct Europe as a postcolonial place does not imply that
Europe's imperial past is over, but on the contrary that Europe's
idea of self, and of its polity, is still struggling with the
continuing hold of colonialist and imperialist attitudes. The
objective of this volume is to account for historical legacies
which have been denied, forgotten or silenced, such as the
histories of minor and peripheral colonialisms (Nordic colonialisms
or Austrian, Spanish and Italian colonialism) and to account for
the realities of geographical margins within Europe, such as the
Mediterranean and the Eastern border while tracing alternative
models for solidarity and conviviality. The chapters deal with
social and political formations as well as cultural and artistic
practices drawing from different disciplinary backgrounds and
methodological traditions. As such it creates an innovative space
for comparative and cross-disciplinary exchanges. This book was
previously published as a special issue of the journal Social
Identities.
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