| Contents |
Introduction: mapping the literature of out-migration -- pt. 1. Defining the Newfoundland diaspora. Newfoundland and the concept of diaspora -- pt. 2. Affective responses. Donna Morrissey and the search for prairie gold ; "The 'going home again' complaint": Carl Leggo and nostalgia for Newfoundland -- pt. 3. Is the Newfoundlander "authentic" in the diaspora? E.J. Pratt and the gateway to Canada ; "A papier mâché rock": Wayne Johnston and rejecting regionalism -- pt. 4. Imagining the Newfoundland nation. "This is their country now": David French, confederation, and the imagined community ; Writing the "old lost land": Johnston part two -- pt. 5. Postmodern ethnicity and memoirs from away. Helen Buss/Margaret Clarke and the negotiation of identity ; The "Holdin' ground": David Macfarlane and the second generation -- Conclusion: writing in diaspora space. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Other forms | Issued also in electronic format. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013414675 |
| ISBN | 9781554588947 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781554588954 (pdf) |
| ISBN | 9781554588961 (e-pub) |
