Cosmopolitanism in Contemporary British Fiction: Imagined Identities

by F. McCulloch

Overview

This book is a concise and engaging analysis of contemporary literature viewed through the critical lens of cosmopolitan theory. It covers a wide spectrum of issues including globalisation, cosmopolitanism, nationhood, identity, philosophical nomadism, posthumanism, climate change, devolution and love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349313556
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2012
Edition description:	1st ed. 2012
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

FIONA McCULLOCH Head of English at the University of Bradford, UK. Her publications include The Fictional Role of Childhood in Victorian and Early Twentieth-Century Children's Literature (Edwin Mellen, 2004), and Children's Literature in Context (Continuum, 2011). She is currently working on her fourth book, Mapping Scotland's Future: Devolution and Citizenship in Contemporary Young-Adult and Children's Fiction.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: QUEER FRONTIERS 'Cross That Bridge': Journeying Through Zoe Strachan's Negative Space 'Boundaries. Desire': Philosophical Nomadism in The Powerbook and The Stone Gods PART II: COSMOPOLITAN CARTOGRAPHIES 'Fellow Humans': Cosmopolitan Citizens in Nadeem Aslam's Maps for Lost Lovers 'The Bridge to the stars': Travelling Home in His Dark Materials PART III: TIME TRAVELLERS 'Around We Go': Transpositional Life Cycles in David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas 'Remember You Must Live. Remember You Most Love. Remember You Must Leave': Passing Through Ali Smith's Hotel World Conclusion Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

'This is a fresh and stimulating study which devolves contemporary British fiction in new and insightful directions.' - Aaron Kelly, Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UK

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