Description |
x, 261 pages ; 23 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : Whiteness after empire / Alfred J. López -- The body of the princess / Diane Roberts -- Lavender ain't white : emerging queer self-expression in its broader context / John C. Hawley -- Whiteness in post-socialist Eastern Europe : the time of the gypsies, the end of race / Anikó Imre -- Vampiric decolonization : Fanon, "terrorism," and Mudrooroo's vampire trilogy / Gerry Turcotte -- "White talk" : White South Africans and the management of diasporic whiteness / Melissa Steyn -- The color of schizophrenia / Cheryl Temple Herr -- The gaze of the white wolf : psychoanalysis, whiteness, and colonial trauma / Alfred J. López -- "Motley's the only wear" : hybridity, homelands, and Conrad's harlequin / Frances B. Singh -- Hymns for and from white Australia / Christopher Kelen -- The times of whiteness; or, race between the postmodern and the postcolonial / Ryan S. Trimm. |
Summary |
"Postcolonial Whiteness examines the interrelations between whiteness and the history of European colonialism, as well as the status of whiteness in the contemporary postcolonial world. It addresses two fundamental questions: What happens to whiteness after empire, and to what extent do white cultural norms or imperatives remain embedded in the postcolonial or postindependence state as a part - acknowledged or not - of the colonial legacy? Presenting a wide range of critical and theoretical responses, the contributors explore these questions by focusing on such diverse topics as the legacy of Princess Diana; queer self-expression; the changing situation of Gypsy, or Romani, minorities in Eastern Europe; literature, including Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Caryl Phillips's Cambridge, and Gothic impact on the literature of Australia; reconstruction of white South African social identity; cross-cultural discussions of mental illness; Freud's case history of the Wolfman; and Australia's national anthems."--Pub. desc. |
Subject |
Indigenous peoples.
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Postcolonialism.
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Racism.
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White people -- Race identity.
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Indigenous peoples. (OCoLC)fst00970213
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Postcolonialism. (OCoLC)fst01073032
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Racism. (OCoLC)fst01086616
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White people -- Race identity.
(OCoLC)fst01174825
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Kultursoziologie.
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Postkolonialismus.
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Weiße.
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Added Author |
López, Alfred J., 1962-
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ISBN |
0791463613 (alk. paper) |
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9780791463611 (alk. paper) |
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0791463621 (pbk. ;) (alk. paper) |
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9780791463628 (pbk. ;) (alk. paper) |
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