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Black travel writing : contemporary narratives of travel to Africa by African American and Black British authors /

How did writers portray their journeys to Africa? What meanings were attached to the continent? And what was the role of travel writing as a means of self-exploration? To answer all these questions Isabel Kalous examines autobiographical travel narratives by African American and Black British author...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kalous, Isabel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Transcript Verlag, 2021.
Subjects:
British literature.
Littérature britannique.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
British literature
Africa.
African American Writers.
African Diaspora.
American Studies.
Black British Writers.
Cultural Studies.
Literary Studies.
Literature.
Migration.
Postcolonialism.
Travel.
Electronic books.
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Summary:How did writers portray their journeys to Africa? What meanings were attached to the continent? And what was the role of travel writing as a means of self-exploration? To answer all these questions Isabel Kalous examines autobiographical travel narratives by African American and Black British authors published between the 1990s and 2010s. To provide a framework for the analyses of contemporary texts, she outlines the emergence, development, and key characteristics of the multifaceted genre of transnational Black travel writing. Authors discussed include, among others, Saidiya Hartman, Barack Obama, and Caryl Phillips.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9783839459539
3839459532