Entortung, hybride Sprache und Identitätsbildung

Zur Erfindung von Sprache und Identität bei Franz Kafka, Elias Canetti und Paul Celan
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-3-89971-762-4
Verlag: V&R unipress

Buch, Deutsch, 443 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 960 g

The volume deals with the constitution of language and identity in literary texts written in the diaspora. The cultural approach enables an understanding of the intercultural experiences described here as well as an exploration of the processes and strategies necessary for generating and transforming language, culture and identity.To provide his analysis of the selected literary works with a terminological and methodological framework, the author first discusses theories of the postcolonial and discourse-theoretical concepts of identity and language. The text analyses show that, by turning to fiction, the authors discussed here were able to exploit a power-free area. The latter is helpful when thinking about language and identity, as one can devise scenarios of intercultural encounter and diasporic experience, thereby putting the possibilities of self-discovery to the test. In their conceptualization of the subject, the authors “articulate” (Hall) memories, wishes and, above all, first-hand experiences with discursive power. The innovative element here is that the experience of the diaspora and interculturality in general offers the possibility to scrutinize and enlarge on this understanding of discursively constituted identities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Djoufack, Patrice

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatursoziologie, Gender Studies
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Deutsche Literatur Deutsche Literatur außerhalb deutschsprachiger Länder

Leseproben

The volume deals with the constitution of language and identity in literary texts written in the diaspora. The cultural approach enables an understanding of the intercultural experiences described here and an exploration of processes and strategies for generating and transforming language, culture and identity.In order to give the analysis of selected literary works a terminological and methodological framework the author first discusses theories on postcolonial and discourse-theoretical concepts of identity and language. The text analyses show that by turning to fiction, the authors discussed here are able to exploit a power-free area, which is helpful when deliberating over language and identity, as they can devise scenarios of intercultural encounter and diasporic experience, and put the possibilities of self-discovery to the test. In the conceptualisation of the subject the authors "articulate" (Hall) memories, wishes, and above all first-hand experiences with discursive power. The innovative element here is that the experience of diaspora and interculturality offers the possibility to scrutinize and enlarge on this understanding of discursively constituted identities.>

Über Autor(innen)

Djoufack, Patrice
Dr. Patrice Djoufack ist derzeit Lehrbeauftragter an der Leibniz Universität Hannover.

Dr. Patrice Djoufack ist derzeit Lehrbeauftragter an der Leibniz Universität Hannover.