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245 10 a| Queer narratives of the Caribbean Diasporah| [electronic resource] :b| exploring tactics /c| Zoran Pecic, Lecturer, Department of Culture and Identity, Roskilde University, Denmark.;

260 a| Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;a| New York, NY :b| Palgrave Macmillan,c| 2013.;

300 a| vi, 195 pages ;c| 23 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-193) and index.;

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520 a| "Queer Narratives of the Caribbean Diaspora: Exploring Tactics combines the fields of queer and diasporic writing. It opens up an entire new domain where social and cultural meanings of sexuality within Caribbean space become objects of historical, colonial and literary investigations. By juxtaposing queerness, nation and belonging, this book unlocks both disciplines, making them permeable to other contexts and perspectives. Exploring the works of writers such as Shani Mootoo, Jamaica Kincaid and Lawrence Scott, this book investigates the Western notions of sexual identity and belongingness alongside postcolonial deployments of nation, diaspora and sexuality. The book adds to the abundant fields of queer and diaspora studies by intersecting them, in order not only to render their ability to work together but also to expose their weaknesses and highly contested underpinnings"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Queer narratives of the Caribbean Diaspora exploring tactics / Zoran Pecic, Lecturer, Department of Culture and Identity, Roskilde University, Denmark.

Author/creator	Pecic, Zoran, 1981-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Description	vi, 195 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Caribbean literature (English)--History and criticism. Homosexuality--Caribbean Area. Gender identity--Caribbean Area. Sex role in literature. Caribbean Area--Social life and customs.

Contents	Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Queer Tactical Diaspora and the Caribbean Space -- 2. Shani Mootoo's Diasporas -- 3. The Movements of Dionne Brand -- 4. Queering the Bildungsroman -- 5. Reshaping the Past in Lawrence Scott's Aelred's Sin -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract	"Queer Narratives of the Caribbean Diaspora: Exploring Tactics combines the fields of queer and diasporic writing. It opens up an entire new domain where social and cultural meanings of sexuality within Caribbean space become objects of historical, colonial and literary investigations. By juxtaposing queerness, nation and belonging, this book unlocks both disciplines, making them permeable to other contexts and perspectives. Exploring the works of writers such as Shani Mootoo, Jamaica Kincaid and Lawrence Scott, this book investigates the Western notions of sexual identity and belongingness alongside postcolonial deployments of nation, diaspora and sexuality. The book adds to the abundant fields of queer and diaspora studies by intersecting them, in order not only to render their ability to work together but also to expose their weaknesses and highly contested underpinnings"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-193) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013043657
ISBN	9780230367418 (hardback)

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