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Book SynopsisOften thought of as a thing of the past, nationalism remains surprisingly resilient in the postcolonial era, especially since the concepts of multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism have lost authority in recent years. The contributions assembled in Nationalism and the Postcolonial examine various forms, representations, and consequences of past and present nationalisms in languages, popular culture, and literature in or associated with Australia, Canada, England, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago Bringing together perspectives from linguistics, political science, cultural studies, and literary studies, the collection illustrates how postcolonial nationalism functions as a unifying mechanism of anti-colonial nation-building as well as a divisive force that can encourage discrimination and violence. Contributors: Natascha Bing, Prachi Gupta, Ralf Haekel, Kathrin Härtl, Idreas Khandy, Theresa Krampe, Lukas Lammers, Arhea Marshall, Hannah Pardey, Sina Schuhmaier, Hanna Teichler, Michael Westphal
Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Notes on Contributors and Editors Nationalism and the Postcolonial: An Introduction Sandra Dinter PART 1 The Languages of Nationalism 1 The Nationalist Ideology of Monolingualism in Postcolonial Theory Michael Westphal 2 Talking Kenya*n Dynamic Practices for a Heterogeneous Nation Natascha Bing 3 The Hindi Language and the Imagination of the Indian Nation Ramchandra Shukla’s Construction of Indian Civilization Prachi Gupta PART 2 The Songs and Sounds of Nationalism 4 Singing the Postcolonial Independent in Trinbagonian Calypso Arhea Marshall 5 Singing the Nation The Condition of Englishness in the Lyrics of PJ Harvey and Kate Tempest Sina Schuhmaier PART 3 Nationalisms in Postcolonial Popular Culture 6 Pop Culture A Vehicle of State Nationalism in India Idreas Khandy 7 Meet the ‘Holy Family’ From Multicultural Australia to Enforced Reconciliation in Baz Luhrmann’s Australia (2008) Hanna Teichler 8 Intersections of Race, Sexuality, and National Identity in BioWare’s Mass Effect Theresa Krampe PART 4 Nationalisms in Postcolonial Literatures 9 Blind Spots Nationalism and the Photographic Gaze in Teju Cole’s Every Day Is for the Thief Ralf Haekel 10 Emotional Nationalism in the New Nigerian Novel Hannah Pardey 11 The British Empire and the ‘Laureate of Its Demise’ Postimperial Nostalgia in Jane Gardam’s Old Filth Trilogy Lukas Lammers 12 ‘Bastardizing’ National Belonging Derek Walcott and Joseph Conrad Kathrin Härtl Index
