Description
Book SynopsisA collection of essays that offers ideas on exile, migration, and diaspora that have emerged in the global age. Seeking perspectives on the movement of people and ideas, it looks at the power of the aesthetic experience, especially in literature and film, to unsettle theoretical paradigms and enable the rethinking of conventionalized approaches.
Trade ReviewA volume that is at once sophisticated and readable, pushing at the boundaries of common conclusions about globalization, immigration, and diaspora. -- Caroline Levine * University of Wisconsin-Madison *
Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION / Peter Y. Paik
I EXILE AS ORIGIN
TALES OF MIGRATION FROM CENTRAL AMERICA AND CENTRAL EUROPE / Helen Fehervary
WHAT THEY LEFT BEHIND
THE IRISH LANDSCAPE AFTER EMIGRATION Andrew Kincaid
II THE SPIRITUALITY OF EXILE
THE DIALECTIC OF MARGINALITY IN THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY OF GUADELOUPE, FRENCH WEST INDIES / Paul Brodwin
ON THE METAPHYSICS OF EXILE / Stefan Rossbach
III DIASPORAS AND THE REINVENTION OF THE LOCAL
PAYS R��V��, PAYS R��EL CR��OLIT�� AND ITS DIASPORAS / Natalie Melas
CRITICISM, EXILE, IRELAND / Conor McCarthy
EDWIDGE DANTICAT'S LATINIDAD
THE FARMING OF BONES AND THE CULTIVATION (OF FIELDS) OF KNOWLEDGE / Ricardo Ortiz
IV MIGRANT FANTASIES
THE GREAT MIGRATION ELSEWHERE / Zoran Samardzija
BENDING IT LIKE BECKHAM
SEX, SOCCER, AND TRAVELING INDIANS / K.E. Supriya
COMING TO THE ANTIPODES
MIGRANCY, TRAVEL, HOMECOMING / Ihab Hassan
AFTERWORD THE DIALECTICS OF IDENTITY / Marcus Bullock
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS
INDEX
