Nationalism and the Postcolonial /
Nationalism and the Postcolonial /
edited by Sandra Dinter, Johanna Marquardt.
- 1 online resource.
- Cross/Cultures ; 214 Literature and Cultural Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441248 .
- Cross/Cultures ; 214. Literature and Cultural Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441248. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Tables and Figures -- Notes on Contributors and Editors -- Nationalism and the Postcolonial: An Introduction -- Sandra Dinter -- PART 1 -- The Languages of Nationalism -- 1 The Nationalist Ideology of Monolingualism in Postcolonial Theory -- Michael Westphal -- 2 Talking Kenya*n -- Dynamic Practices for a Heterogeneous Nation -- Natascha Bing -- 3 The Hindi Language and the Imagination of the Indian Nation -- Ramchandra Shukla's Construction of Indian Civilization -- Prachi Gupta -- PART 2 -- The Songs and Sounds of Nationalism -- 4 Singing the Postcolonial Independent in Trinbagonian Calypso -- Arhea Marshall -- 5 Singing the Nation -- The Condition of Englishness in the Lyrics of PJ Harvey and Kate Tempest -- Sina Schuhmaier -- PART 3 -- Nationalisms in Postcolonial Popular Culture -- 6 Pop Culture -- A Vehicle of State Nationalism in India -- Idreas Khandy -- 7 Meet the 'Holy Family' -- From Multicultural Australia to Enforced Reconciliation in Baz Luhrmann's Australia (2008) -- Hanna Teichler -- 8 Intersections of Race, Sexuality, and National Identity in BioWare's Mass Effect -- Theresa Krampe -- PART 4 -- Nationalisms in Postcolonial Literatures -- 9 Blind Spots -- Nationalism and the Photographic Gaze in Teju Cole's Every Day Is for the Thief -- Ralf Haekel -- 10 Emotional Nationalism in the New Nigerian Novel -- Hannah Pardey -- 11 The British Empire and the 'Laureate of Its Demise' -- Postimperial Nostalgia in Jane Gardam's Old Filth Trilogy -- Lukas Lammers -- 12 'Bastardizing' National Belonging -- Derek Walcott and Joseph Conrad -- Kathrin Härtl -- Index.
Often thought of as a thing of the past, nationalism remains surprisingly resilient in the postcolonial era, especially since the concepts of multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism have lost authority in recent years. The contributions assembled in Nationalism and the Postcolonial examine various forms, representations, and consequences of past and present nationalisms in languages, popular culture, and literature in or associated with Australia, Canada, England, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago Bringing together perspectives from linguistics, political science, cultural studies, and literary studies, the collection illustrates how postcolonial nationalism functions as a unifying mechanism of anti-colonial nation-building as well as a divisive force that can encourage discrimination and violence. Contributors: Natascha Bing, Prachi Gupta, Ralf Haekel, Kathrin Härtl, Idreas Khandy, Theresa Krampe, Lukas Lammers, Arhea Marshall, Hannah Pardey, Sina Schuhmaier, Hanna Teichler, Michael Westphal.
9789004464315 9789004464278
10.1163/9789004464315 DOI
2021017461
Commonwealth literature (English)--History and criticism.
Literature and society--Commonwealth countries--History--21st century.
Literature and society--History--Commonwealth countries--21st century.
Nationalism in literature.
Postcolonialism in literature.
PR9080.5
820.9/353
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Tables and Figures -- Notes on Contributors and Editors -- Nationalism and the Postcolonial: An Introduction -- Sandra Dinter -- PART 1 -- The Languages of Nationalism -- 1 The Nationalist Ideology of Monolingualism in Postcolonial Theory -- Michael Westphal -- 2 Talking Kenya*n -- Dynamic Practices for a Heterogeneous Nation -- Natascha Bing -- 3 The Hindi Language and the Imagination of the Indian Nation -- Ramchandra Shukla's Construction of Indian Civilization -- Prachi Gupta -- PART 2 -- The Songs and Sounds of Nationalism -- 4 Singing the Postcolonial Independent in Trinbagonian Calypso -- Arhea Marshall -- 5 Singing the Nation -- The Condition of Englishness in the Lyrics of PJ Harvey and Kate Tempest -- Sina Schuhmaier -- PART 3 -- Nationalisms in Postcolonial Popular Culture -- 6 Pop Culture -- A Vehicle of State Nationalism in India -- Idreas Khandy -- 7 Meet the 'Holy Family' -- From Multicultural Australia to Enforced Reconciliation in Baz Luhrmann's Australia (2008) -- Hanna Teichler -- 8 Intersections of Race, Sexuality, and National Identity in BioWare's Mass Effect -- Theresa Krampe -- PART 4 -- Nationalisms in Postcolonial Literatures -- 9 Blind Spots -- Nationalism and the Photographic Gaze in Teju Cole's Every Day Is for the Thief -- Ralf Haekel -- 10 Emotional Nationalism in the New Nigerian Novel -- Hannah Pardey -- 11 The British Empire and the 'Laureate of Its Demise' -- Postimperial Nostalgia in Jane Gardam's Old Filth Trilogy -- Lukas Lammers -- 12 'Bastardizing' National Belonging -- Derek Walcott and Joseph Conrad -- Kathrin Härtl -- Index.
Often thought of as a thing of the past, nationalism remains surprisingly resilient in the postcolonial era, especially since the concepts of multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism have lost authority in recent years. The contributions assembled in Nationalism and the Postcolonial examine various forms, representations, and consequences of past and present nationalisms in languages, popular culture, and literature in or associated with Australia, Canada, England, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago Bringing together perspectives from linguistics, political science, cultural studies, and literary studies, the collection illustrates how postcolonial nationalism functions as a unifying mechanism of anti-colonial nation-building as well as a divisive force that can encourage discrimination and violence. Contributors: Natascha Bing, Prachi Gupta, Ralf Haekel, Kathrin Härtl, Idreas Khandy, Theresa Krampe, Lukas Lammers, Arhea Marshall, Hannah Pardey, Sina Schuhmaier, Hanna Teichler, Michael Westphal.
9789004464315 9789004464278
10.1163/9789004464315 DOI
2021017461
Commonwealth literature (English)--History and criticism.
Literature and society--Commonwealth countries--History--21st century.
Literature and society--History--Commonwealth countries--21st century.
Nationalism in literature.
Postcolonialism in literature.
PR9080.5
820.9/353