Crossing Borders and Queering Citizenship - Civic Reading Practice in Contemporary American and Canadian Writing (Hardcover)

Can reading make us better citizens? In Crossing borders and queering citizenship, Feghali crafts a sophisticated theoretical framework to theorise how the act of reading can contribute to the queering of contemporary citizenship in North America. Providing sensitive and convincing readings of work by both popular and niche authors, including Gloria Anzaldua, Dorothy Allison, Gregory Scofield, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Erin Moure, Junot Diaz, and Yann Martel, this book is the first to not only read these authors together, but also to discuss how each powerfully resists the exclusionary work of state-sanctioned citizenship in the U.S. and Canada. This book convincingly draws connections between queer theory, citizenship studies, and border studies and sheds light on how these connections can reframe our understanding of American Studies. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Contemporary American and Canadian Writers
Release date:	April 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Zalfa Feghali
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-78499-309-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship
LSN:	1-78499-309-3
Barcode:	9781784993092

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