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Narratives of Place, Belonging and Language
Mairead Nic Craith
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Description for Narratives of Place, Belonging and Language
Paperback. Examining identity in relation to globalization and migration, this book uses narratives and memoirs from contemporary authors who have lived 'in-between' two or more languages. It explores the human desire to find one's 'own place' in new cultural contexts, and looks at the role of language in shaping a sense of belonging in society. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; JFFN; JFSR; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
Examining identity in relation to globalization and migration, this book uses narratives and memoirs from contemporary authors who have lived 'in-between' two or more languages. It explores the human desire to find one's 'own place' in new cultural contexts, and looks at the role of language in shaping a sense of belonging in society.
Examining identity in relation to globalization and migration, this book uses narratives and memoirs from contemporary authors who have lived 'in-between' two or more languages. It explores the human desire to find one's 'own place' in new cultural contexts, and looks at the role of language in shaping a sense of belonging in society.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Series
Language and Globalization
Number of Pages
197
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349300716
SKU
V9781349300716
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Ref
99-15
About Mairead Nic Craith
MÁIRÉAD NIC CRAITH is based at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. Author and editor of thirteen books, she was joint winner of the 2004 Ruth Michaelis-Jena Ratcliff research prize. She was elected to the Royal Irish Academy in 2009 and has held visiting positions in Ireland, the UK and Germany.
Reviews for Narratives of Place, Belonging and Language
"The study presented in the book is interesting for its interdisciplinary or, more precisely, transdisciplinary outlook and the insightful stories that may be creatively re-interpreted by different readers/scholars. It thus contributes not only to such fields as (linguistic or literary) anthropology and second-language acquisition, but is also a very enlightening source for literary studies, diaspora studies, (cross-)cultural studies, place studies, ... Read more