Re/membering Place

Catherine Delmas, André Dodeman

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English

Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
20 February 2013

The Arts: General & Reference; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; ELT background & reference material

This book is a collection of essays from the conference «Re/membering Place», held at Stendhal University from 13 to 15 October 2011. It explores the issue of «Re/membering Place» in a colonial and postcolonial context of displacement, loss, and alienation. The authors consider «re/membering» as a process of reconstruction which entails the recreation of memory, be it individual or collective, the re-appropriation of the past and of collective myths, the reshaping of identity, and their representation in literature and the arts. They tackle various forms of story-telling in fiction, autobiography, the travel narrative, the memoir, historiography as well as cinema. Further, they analyse how memory and personal testimonies serve to fill in the blanks of historical discourse, to give voice to a forgotten community, revisit historiography and question the canon of Western culture. Through the exploration of richly diverse geographies and cultures throughout the world, from the Indian subcontinent to the Atlantic landscapes of Canada and the Caribbean, and the open spaces of Africa and Australia, this collection of essays introduces the reader to the crucial identity issues and problems raised in narratives today.

Edited by: Catherine Delmas, André Dodeman
Imprint: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 225mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 510g
ISBN: 9783034312813
ISBN 10: 3034312814
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 20 February 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Catherine Delmas is a professor of English and Commonwealth literature at Stendhal University (Grenoble III) and the Director of CEMRA EA 3016 (the Research Unit on Modes of Representation in English Studies). André Dodeman is a senior lecturer in Anglophone literature at Stendhal University (Grenoble III) in the Foreign Languages department.

Reviews for Re/membering Place

In this volume, the two editors, Catherine Delmas and Andr Dodeman, have brought together conceptually rich contributions to the field of postcolonial and diasporic studies. The strong theoretical positioning as well as the perceptive and detailed analyses make the volume a genuine contribution to the field and the variety of topics as well as approaches provides substantial coverage of the main analytical tools. (Francoise Kral, Commonwealth Essays and Studies 36, 2013/1)