World Literature and Dissent
World Literature and Dissent reconsiders the role of dissent in contemporary global literature. Bringing together scholars of world and postcolonial literatures, the contributors explore the aesthetics of resistance through concepts including the epistemology of ignorance, the rhetoric of innocence,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Milton :
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2019.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | World Literature and Dissent reconsiders the role of dissent in contemporary global literature. Bringing together scholars of world and postcolonial literatures, the contributors explore the aesthetics of resistance through concepts including the epistemology of ignorance, the rhetoric of innocence, the subversion of paying attention, and the radical potential of everydayness. Addressing a broad range of examples, from the Maghrebian humanist Ibn Khaldn to India's Facebook poets and examining writers such as Langston Hughes, Ben Okri, Sara Uribe, and Merle Collins, this highly relevant book reframes the field of world literature in relation to dissenting politics and aesthetic. It asks the urgent question: how critical practice might cultivate radical thought, further social justice, and value human expression? |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (205 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781351357722 1351357727 9780203710302 0203710304 9781351357715 1351357719 9781351357708 1351357700 |