1st Edition
Rethinking Race and Identity in Contemporary British Fiction
By Sara Upstone
Copyright 2017
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book takes a post-racial approach to the representation of race in contemporary British fiction, re-imagining studies of race and British literature away from concerns with specific racial groups towards a more sophisticated analysis of the contribution of a broad, post-racial British writing. Examining the work of writers from a wide range of diverse racial backgrounds, the book illustrates... Read more
Contents
Introduction: Utopian Realism and Writing Beyond Race
Chapter 1: Utopian Histories: Retroactive Possibilities
Chapter 2: Utopian Destinies: Anti-biological Textualities
Chapter 3: Utopian Ecologies: Post-human, Post-racial
Chapter 4: Utopian Bodies: Some Kind of Blackness
Chapter 5: Utopian Difference: Making Love
Chapter 6: Utopian Failures: Pitfalls of the Post
Chapter 7: Utopian Realities: Practical Utopias
Works Cited
Biography
Sara Upstone is Principal Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at Kingston University, UK.
