Writing and Race - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0582273749 ISBN 13 : 9780582273740

Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 1997

Synopsis

The study of race has become increasingly important in many academic disciplines, feeding on the trend in cultural theory to move more towards considerations of perception and representation of other landscapes, peoples and societies, and from a questioning of colonial and post-colonial influences on literature in general. This text presents the current state in interdisciplinary racial studies, looking in detail at the construction, perception and representation of race in a variety of literature. The essays examine style, figures of speech, settings, narrative devices and historical social situations.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Writing and Race brings together specially commissioned essays by new and established authors from a range of disciplines. Texts are drawn from subjects and genres that include philosophy, politics, anthropology, sexuality, travel, fiction and autobiography. Through a time-span from Ancient Greece to the present day, and a geographical coverage from Australia and Europe to the Caribbean and the United States, the collection investigates the importance of place, moment, cultural formation and subject identity in racial representation. A substantial introduction establishes the connections between the essays and lucidly summarizes recent thinking on race, explaining in particular the relevance of debates about ethnography.

Accessible and stimulating, Writing and Race is a multidisciplinary collection that will be of interest to students, researchers, and lecturers who study or are interested in race. The essays represent a variety of critical approaches, thus allowing the reader to compare and contrast the benefits of each approach. Extracts of some of the texts that are discussed are included along with an extensive bibliography to encourage further study.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr. Tim Youngs

Senior Lecturer in English in the Department of English and Media Studies at the Nottingham Trent University. His other publications include Travellers in Africa: British Travelogues 1850-1900 (1994) and he is the author of several essays on race; he also edits the journal Studies in Travel Writing.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson Education Limited
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0582273749
• ISBN 13: 9780582273740
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Éditeur: Youngs Tim
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible