Margot Miller

In Search of Shelter

Subjectivity and Spaces of Loss in the Fiction of Paule Constant

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Produktbeschreibung

Miller synthesizes Karen Horney's model of submission, aggression and withdrawal, Jean Baker Miller's concept of relational being, Julia Kristeva's idea of psychic space, and Kelly Oliver's notions on social support to advance a penetrating analysis of the fiction of Paule Constant.

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Produktdetails

• After the Empire: The Francophone World and Postcolonial France
• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 284g
• ISBN-13: 9780739107768
• ISBN-10: 0739107763
• Artikelnr.: 21151956

Autorenporträt

Margot Miller is adjunct professor at the School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Postcolonial and Psychological Spaces Chapter 2 Submission and Sainthood Chapter 3 Vanity
Perfectionism
and the Violence of Spite Chapter 4 Apathy
Denial of the Self
and Suicide Chapter 5 Le Grand Ghâpal Chapter 6 Conclusion: Violence
Resistance
and Hope

Rezensionen

This is the first book to be completely devoted to Paule Constant's thought-provoking novels, and Miller's approach to Constant's characters through psychological theory offers some valuable new insights. In revealing the psychological mechanisms and effects of both oppression and powerlessness, she places Constant's oeuvre in a postcolonial, feminist, and, ultimately, universal frame of reference. -- Gill Rye, Institute of Romance Studies, University of London Margot Miller?s convincing study combines a psychological interpretation of Paule Constant?s ?psychic? spaces and ?neurotic? characters with thematic analyses of her postcolonial fictional world. This approach successfully conveys the complexity and richness of Constant?s novels, to which In Search of Shelter constitutes an excellent introduction... -- Pierre Verdaguer In Search of Shelter is an important contribution to postcolonial studies. Journal Of The Association For Research On Mothering, Fall / Winter 2005 ... intelligent, thoughtful, and straightforward... Readers can look forward to more in-depth analysis in Miller's future books, as her knowledge and understanding of Constant's characters, coulpled with her distinguished background in psychology, will undoubtedly yield additional and equally keen insights tht will aid in the examination, appreciation and teaching of Paule Constant's provocative and enigmatic fiction. International Journal Of Francophone Studies Margot Miller's convincing study combines a psychological interpretation of Paule Constant's "psychic" spaces and "neurotic" characters with thematic analyses of her postcolonial fictional world. This approach successfully conveys the complexity and richness of Constant's novels, to which In Search of Shelter constitutes an excellent introduction. -- Pierre Verdaguer