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Transforming Diaspora brings together an eclectic collection of
essays that challenges traditional understandings of the diasporic
condition. Most studies of diaspora privilege place, thus creating
a binary between homeland and hostland. This book argues that the
emerging forces of transnationalism and globalization have rendered
such a division obsolete. Rather, the editors posit
transnationalism and globalization to be fundamental
characteristics of contemporary diasporic communities. Exploring
the effects of the present historical moment on diaspora, the
essays examine the changes in the relationships between diasporas,
homelands, and hostlands. The collection is divided into two broad
categories. The first section offers reinterpretations of the
fundamental understandings of diaspora. The second section explores
the complex relationship between the theoretical concept of
diaspora and the realities of daily life for diasporic citizens.
Explored in this essay collection is how Shakespeare is rewritten,
reinscribed and translated to fit within the local tradition,
values, and languages of the world's various communities and
cultures. Contributors show that Shakespeare, regardless of the
medium - theater, pedagogy, or literary studies - is commonly
'rooted' in the local customs of a people in ways that challenge
the notion that his drama promotes a Western idealism. Native
Shakespeares examines how the persistent indigenization of
Shakespeare complicates the traditional vision of his work as a
voice of Western culture and colonial hegemony. The international
range of the collection and the focus on indigenous practices
distinguishes Native Shakespeares from other available texts.
Explored in this essay collection is how Shakespeare is rewritten,
reinscribed and translated to fit within the local tradition,
values, and languages of the world's various communities and
cultures. Contributors show that Shakespeare, regardless of the
medium - theater, pedagogy, or literary studies - is commonly
'rooted' in the local customs of a people in ways that challenge
the notion that his drama promotes a Western idealism. Native
Shakespeares examines how the persistent indigenization of
Shakespeare complicates the traditional vision of his work as a
voice of Western culture and colonial hegemony. The international
range of the collection and the focus on indigenous practices
distinguishes Native Shakespeares from other available texts.
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