Ambivalent Transnational Belonging in American Literature

Ambivalent Transnational Belonging in American Literature explores how nationalist frameworks shape transnational concepts of identity and community,interpellating protagonists through nation-states and myths about liberal,sentimental,or cosmopolitan subjects. It highlights the affective appeal of the transnational as a category of analysis and an idea of belonging.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 194 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Ambivalent Transnational Belonging in American Literature delves into the intricate interplay between transnational concepts of identity and community and nationalist frameworks. It examines how diverse narrative perspectives in works by authors such as Olaudah Equiano, Catharina Maria Sedgwick, Henry James, Jamaica Kincaid, and Mohsin Hamid shape the complex transnational subjectivities of their protagonists, who exist between or outside national frameworks but are nonetheless interpellated by the nation-state and specific myths about liberal, sentimental, or cosmopolitan subjects.

The concept of ambivalent transnational belonging offers valuable insights into the emotional allure of the transnational as a category of analysis, an aesthetic experience, and a notion of belonging. By engaging in a conversation between the transnational and the aesthetic and the affective, we can effectively address the new conceptual challenges that arise in literary studies as a result of the transnational turn in American studies.

Through a comprehensive analysis of these literary texts, Ambivalent Transnational Belonging in American Literature sheds light on the ways in which individuals navigate the complexities of multiple identities, cultures, and geographies, challenging traditional notions of national belonging and paving the way for a more nuanced understanding of the human experience in the globalized world.

Weight: 380g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032006475