Bibliograph

Blackening Canada, diaspora, race, multiculturalism, Paul Barrett

Type

Label

Blackening Canada, diaspora, race, multiculturalism, Paul Barrett

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-235) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Blackening Canada

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

898163000

Responsibility statement

Paul Barrett

Sub title

diaspora, race, multiculturalism

Summary

Focusing on the work of black, diasporic writers in Canada, Blackening Canada investigates the manner in which literature can transform conceptions of nation and diaspora

Table Of Contents

Introduction : texts and contexts of blackening -- Temporalities of becoming in Dionne Brand's thirsty -- "I'm running for my life" : mobility in Austin Clarke's recent fiction -- Writing life-worlds : Canadian history and the representation of Albert Johnson -- Race, heritage, and recognition in Tessa McWatt's Out of my skin -- Concluding -- Re-beginning : "blah, blah, blah" : emergent critical multiculturalism in Brampton, Ontario

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