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Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature

2002

Identity

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When I Means We: A Reading Of School In French Caribbean Apprenticeship Novels , Pascale De Souza Jun 2002

When I Means We: A Reading Of School In French Caribbean Apprenticeship Novels , Pascale De Souza

Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature

While most critics agree that the quest for identity which underlies much of post-colonial literature is illustrated in the thematic approaches adopted by writers, this study further the argument by suggesting that it also conditions writers' selection of narrative strategies. In its representation of subjectivity in process, the apprenticeship novel seems to offer an enticing model of self-completion. This narrative strategy, however, presents particular complexities when used to portray coming of age in a society divided along ethnic lines. Simon Gikandi argues with regards to the Caribbean that the probability of a quest for identity reaching fruition is nil, but …


Crossing Francophone Boundaries: Beckett's Fictions, Beryl Schlossman Jan 2002

Crossing Francophone Boundaries: Beckett's Fictions, Beryl Schlossman

Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature

Although Samuel Beckett's œuvre is bilingual in French and English, his writing is generally considered to be the product of a single national identity…


Interview With Ghada Amer, Estelle Taraud Jan 2002

Interview With Ghada Amer, Estelle Taraud

Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature

Interview with Ghada Amer


From War Films To Films On War: Gendered Scenarios Of National Identity—The Case Of The Last Metro, Leah D. Hewitt Jan 2002

From War Films To Films On War: Gendered Scenarios Of National Identity—The Case Of The Last Metro, Leah D. Hewitt

Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature

If France's ongoing struggle for self-definition in the late twentieth century involved new conceptions of citizenship and nationality, in short what it means to be French, this struggle also entailed the search for an accurate portrayal of a past in which France could recognize itself...