Postcolonial Whiteness

A Critical Reader on Race and Empire

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Explores the undertheorized convergence of postcoloniality and whiteness.Postcolonial Whiteness examines the interrelations between whiteness and the history of European colonialism, as well as the status of whiteness in the contemporary postcolonial world. It addresses two fundamental questions: What happens to whiteness after empire, and to what extent do white cultural norms or imperatives remain embedded in the postcolonial or postindependence state as a part-acknowledged or not-of the colonial legacy? Presenting a wide range of critical and theoretical responses, the contributors explore these questions by focusing on such diverse topics as the legacy of Princess Diana; queer self-expression; the changing situation of Gypsy, or Romani, minorities in Eastern Europe; literature, including Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Caryl Phillips's Cambridge, and Gothic impact on the literature of Australia; reconstruction of white South African social identity; cross-cultural discussions of mental illness; Freud's case history of the Wolfman; and Australia's national anthems.

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Utgivningsdatum2005-02-10
Mått152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt381 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor271
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9780791463628

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Preface and Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Whiteness after Empire Alfred J. Lopez 2. The Body of the PrincessDiane Roberts 3. Lavender Ain't White: Emerging Queer Self-Expression in its Broader ContextJohn C. Hawley 4. Whiteness in Post-Socialist Eastern Europe: The Time of the Gypsies, The End of RaceAniko Imre 5. Vampiric Decolonization: Fanon, "Terrorism," and Mudrooroo's Vampire TrilogyGerry Turcotte 6. "White Talk": White South Africans and the Management of Diasporic WhitenessMelissa Steyn 7. The Color of SchizophreniaCheryl Temple Herr 8. The Gaze of the White Wolf: Psychoanalysis, Whiteness, and Colonial TraumaAlfred J. Lopez 9. "Motley's the Only Wear": Hybridity, Homelands, and Conrad's HarlequinFrances B. Singh 10. Hymns for and from White AustraliaChristopher Kelen 11. The Times of Whiteness; or, Race between the Postmodern and the PostcolonialRyan S. Trimm List of Contributors Index