Broschiertes Buch

Re-Orientalism and South Asian Identity Politics

The Oriental Other Within

Herausgeber: Lau, Lisa; Mendes, Ana Cristina

Beschreibung

This volume explores various new forms, objects and modes of circulation that sustain this renovated form of Orientalism in South Asian culture. The contributors identify and engage with pressing recent debates about postcolonial South Asian identity politics, discussing a range of different texts and films such as The White Tiger, Bride & Prejudice and Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love.

Autor

Lisa Lau is Head of Human Geography at Keele University, UK. Her research interests include post-colonialism, literary studies, gender studies, and South Asia, encompassing the issues of power, narrative, identity construction, class chasms, social and cultural change. Ana Cristina Mendes is a researcher at ULICES (University of Lisbon Centre for English Studies) in Portugal. Her research interests span postcolonial cultural production and its intersection with the culture industries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 278g
• ISBN-13: 9781138844162
• ISBN-10: 1138844160
• Artikelnr.: 41369082