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035 _a(OCoLC)666983910
_z(OCoLC)182874615
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100 1 _aGrace, Daphne,
_d1954-
245 1 0 _aRelocating consciousness :
_bdiasporic writers and the dynamics of literary experience /
_cDaphne Grace.
264 1 _aAmsterdam ;
_aNew York :
_bRodopi,
_c2007.
300 _a1 online resource (252 pages)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aConsciousness, literature & the arts ;
_v7
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 235-246) and index.
505 0 0 _tPreliminary Material /
_rDaphne Grace --
_tReaddressing Consciousness, Locating Diasporas /
_rDaphne Grace --
_tExploring Self and Other: Theories of Consciousness /
_rDaphne Grace --
_tTrauma, Terror and the Impact of Consciousness /
_rDaphne Grace --
_tEmpire, Violence, and the Writing of History /
_rDaphne Grace --
_tThe Self-Reflexive World: Consciousness and Social Responsibility /
_rDaphne Grace --
_tAfrican Explorations of the Sacred and the Self /
_rDaphne Grace --
_tThe Literature of Human Survival: Envisaging Alternatives /
_rDaphne Grace --
_tEncounters in the Earthly Paradise: Relocating the Self /
_rDaphne Grace --
_tCosmopolitanism, Political Conscience and Higher Consciousness /
_rDaphne Grace --
_tBibliography /
_rDaphne Grace --
_tIndex /
_rDaphne Grace.
506 _aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520 _aThis book deals directly with issues of consciousness within works of postcolonial and diasporic writers. It discusses fiction, autobiography and theory to re-formulate a “writing of consciousness”, addressing contemporary cultural theory related to a wide range of dynamic writers and ground-breaking novels. A critical analysis of literature contextualises consciousness (understood here as the source of language and human creativity), and explores ways in which consciousness is involved in the creative process. Tackling the controversial nature of consciousness itself, the book argues that consciousness must be understood in its philosophical and social contexts. The idea of relocating consciousness calls for a new aesthetics and ethics of living in the diasporic world where we are all to some extent “migrant”. The book explores notions of consciousness as alternative narrative structures to society, while expanding contemporary postcolonial theory beyond the limited dimension of power-based-on-violence to a more visionary exploration of experience based on consciousness as unity-in-diversity. Themes explored include sacred experience as empowerment; trauma, terror and the impact of consciousness; cosmopolitanism and globalisation; and the literature of human survival. Written in a lively and accessible manner the book will appeal to all readers who enjoy being on the cutting-edge of contemporary world literature.
650 0 _aPostcolonialism in literature.
650 0 _aConsciousness in literature.
650 0 _aEnglish literature
_zDeveloping countries
_xHistory and criticism.
650 0 _aEmigration and immigration in literature.
650 7 _aConsciousness in literature.
_2fast
650 7 _aEmigration and immigration in literature.
_2fast
650 7 _aEnglish literature.
_2fast
650 7 _aPostcolonialism in literature.
_2fast
651 7 _aDeveloping countries.
_2fast
655 7 _aCriticism, interpretation, etc.
_2fast
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aGrace, Daphne, 1954-
_tRelocating consciousness.
_dAmsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2007
_z9789042022522
_w(OCoLC)174270631
830 0 _aConsciousness, Literature and the Arts
_v7.
830 0 _aLiterature and Cultural Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2007, ISBN: 9789004357969.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789401204804
999 _c49161
_d49161