'Memory and Nation-building' turns to the contemporary images of World War II in Malaysian literature to explore the way the collective memories of the conflict embody the search for a historical narrative that can accommodate the cultural and ethnic diversity of the country.
'Memory and Nation-building' turns to the contemporary images of World War II in Malaysian literature to explore the way the collective memories of the conflict embody the search for a historical narrative that can accommodate the cultural and ethnic diversity of the country.
Dr. Vandana Saxena teaches literature at the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Universiti Malaya. She has taught in the Universities in India, Malaysia and Vietnam. Her major research interests are South-East Asian culture and literature and Memory Studies. She has published several papers and a book (The Subversive Harry Potter) on aspects of memory like trauma, nostalgia and childhood.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Reading World War II in Malaysian Literature 2. Memory, Literature and Nation Building 3. Multicultural Memoryscapes: History, Memory, Storytelling in Tash Aw's Harmony Silk Factory 4. Maternal memories: Diasporic Women and the legacies of memory 5. Moving on - The changing image of the Japanese in Malaysian literature 6. Mediated memories and nostalgia in Cyberspace 7. Towards Remembrance and Reconciliation: The role literary narration 8. Memories in a Multicultural Nation
1. Reading World War II in Malaysian Literature 2. Memory, Literature and Nation Building 3. Multicultural Memoryscapes: History, Memory, Storytelling in Tash Aw's Harmony Silk Factory 4. Maternal memories: Diasporic Women and the legacies of memory 5. Moving on - The changing image of the Japanese in Malaysian literature 6. Mediated memories and nostalgia in Cyberspace 7. Towards Remembrance and Reconciliation: The role literary narration 8. Memories in a Multicultural Nation
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