Between image and identity : transnational fantasy, symbolic violence, and feminist misrecognition /

Between image and identity : transnational fantasy, symbolic violence, and feminist misrecognition /

This book addresses the 'autobiographical' literature, visual, and performance art of postcolonial women from Maghreb and Southeast Asia including Leila Sebbar, Assia Djebar, and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. Karina Eileraas critically examines how contemporary postcolonial artists participate in...

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Main Author: Eileraas, Karina, 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2007.
Subjects:
Feminist theory > Political aspects.
Sex role > Political aspects.
Women > Violence against.
Postcolonialism.
Symbolism.
Identity (Psychology)
Women authors.
Women artists.
Online Access:CONNECT
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Summary:This book addresses the 'autobiographical' literature, visual, and performance art of postcolonial women from Maghreb and Southeast Asia including Leila Sebbar, Assia Djebar, and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. Karina Eileraas critically examines how contemporary postcolonial artists participate in the violence of representation in order to re-imagine the relationship between image and identity.
Item Description:EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxix, 177 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739152294
0739152297

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