The Literature of the Indian Diaspora: Theorizing the Diasporic
Imaginary constitutes a major study of the literature and other
cultural texts of the Indian diaspora. It is also an important
contribution to diaspora theory in general. Examining both the
'old' Indian diaspora of early capitalism, following the abolition
of slavery, and the 'new' diaspora linked to movements of late
capital, Mishra argues that a full understanding of the Indian
diaspora can only be achieved if attention is paid to the
particular locations of both the 'old' and the 'new' in nation
states.
Applying a theoretical framework based on trauma,
mourning/impossible mourning, spectres, identity, travel,
translation, and recognition, Mishra uses the term 'imaginary' to
refer to any ethnic enclave in a nation-state that defines itself,
consciously or unconsciously, as a group in displacement. He
examines the works of key writers, many now based across the globe
in Canada, Australia, America and the UK, - V.S. Naipaul, Salman
Rushdie, M.G. Vassanji, Shani Mootoo, Bharati Mukherjee, David
Dabydeen, Rohinton Mistry and Hanif Kureishi, among them - to show
how they exemplify both the diasporic imaginary and the respective
traumas of the 'old' and 'new' Indian diasporas.
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