Rejection and Disaffiliation in Twenty-First Century American Immigration Narratives

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-92128-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 141 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 323 g

Reihe: Pivotal Studies in the Global American Literary Imagination

Rejection and Disaffiliation in Twenty-First Century American Immigration Narratives examines changing attitudes about national sovereignty and affiliation. Katie Daily delinks twenty-first century American immigration narratives from 9/11, examining genre alterations within a scope of literary analysis that is wider than what “post-9/11” allows. What emerges is an understanding of the speed at which the rhetoric and aims of many twenty-first century immigration narratives significantly depart from the traditions established post-1900. Daily investigates a recent trend in which novelists and filmmakers question what it means to be an immigrant in contemporary America and explores how these “disaffiliation” narratives challenge some of the most fundamental traditions in American literature and society.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Daily, Katie

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Strömungen & Epochen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Amerikanische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Opportunities for Redefinition.- 2. Rejecting America.- 3. Detaining Our Own.- 4. Helpless Helpers.- 5. Moral Exhaustion.- 6. Epilogue: Hammers and Walls.

Über Autor(innen)

Katie Daily is Assistant Professor of English, at United States Military Academy at West Point, USA. She is the recipient of both teaching and publishing awards for her work as a professor and scholar.