Stateless - The Politics of the Armenian Language in Exile (Paperback)

In Stateless, Chahinian offers a rich exploration of Western Armenian literary history in the wake of the 1915 genocide that led to the dispersion of Armenians across Europe, North America, and beyond. Chahinian highlights two specific time periods-post-WWI Paris and post-WWII Beirut-to trace the ways in which literature developed in each diaspora community. In Paris, a literary movement known as Menk addressed the horrors Armenians experienced and focused on creating a new literary aesthetic centered on belonging while in exile. In Beirut, Chahinian shows how the literature was nationalized in the absence of state institutions. Over time, Armenian intellectuals constructed a unified and coherent narrative of the diaspora that returned to the pre-1915 literary tradition and excluded the Menk generation. Chahinian argues that the adoption of "national" as the literature's organizing logic ultimately limited its vitality and longevity as it ignored the diverse composition of diaspora communities.

General

Imprint:	Syracuse University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2023
Authors:	Talar Chahinian
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-0-8156-3795-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Literary reference works Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	0-8156-3795-0
Barcode:	9780815637950

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