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Imperial Desire: Dissident Sexualities And Colonial Literature
Philip Holden
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Description for Imperial Desire: Dissident Sexualities And Colonial Literature
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Illuminates the intersections between colonial thought and homosexuality
An exploration of the intersection of colonialism and homosexuality in fiction and travel writing from Robinson Crusoe to the present, this volume brings together two dynamic fields of academic inquiry: colonial discourse analysis, which considers literary texts as expressions of colonial power; and queer theory, which interrogates the representation, enforcement, and subversions of sexualities in literature and culture.
These writers reexamine the work of Kipling, Conrad, Forster, Lessing, and others, ranging from male adventure stories to postcolonial novels. This volume will provoke and inform readers concerned with gender and sexuality, colonial history and ... Read moreContributors: Anjali Arondekar, U of California, Santa Cruz; John C. Beynon, California State U, Fresno; Joseph A. Boone, USC; Sarah Cole, Columbia U; Lois Cucullu, U of Minnesota; Maria Davidis, Cornell; Dennis Denisoff, Ryerson U; Mark Forrester, U of Maryland; Terry Goldie, York U; Christopher Lane, Northwestern U; Tim Middleton, Bath Spa U College, UK; Hans Turley, U of Connecticut. Show LessProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816637652
SKU
V9780816637652
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About Philip Holden
Philip Holden is assistant professor of English at the National University of Singapore. Richard J. Ruppel is professor and chair in the Department of English at Viterbo University.
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