Memory and Identity: Ghosts of the Past in the English-speaking World

This book explores how ghosts haunt and shape cultural identities and memory, considering how fluctuations in these identities can lead to rewriting the past. It uses case studies from historical, political, literary, and linguistic studies to examine the narratives that create imagined communities and identities and the places where cultural identities are constructed through memory. It questions how far these identities and memories exclude otherness and disrupt orderly narratives, offering a multi-disciplinary examination of the concept of haunting.

Format: Hardback
Length: 210 pages
Publication date: 24 October 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This captivating book delves into the profound ways in which ghosts haunt and shape cultural identities and memory, prompting a reevaluation of the past. Through a comprehensive exploration of case studies across historical, political, literary, and linguistic disciplines, it uncovers the narratives that create imagined communities and identities, as well as the spaces where cultural identities are constructed through the power of memory. It raises important questions about the extent to which these identities and memories exclude or marginalize otherness, as well as how ghosts disrupt the orderly narratives of the past, inviting multiple interpretations of the past. The book is organized thematically to examine the persistence of ghosts within present memory and identity, the creation of new identities through the interweaving of past narratives, and the reclamation of identities in postcolonial contexts. Memory and Identity: Ghosts of the Past in the English-Speaking World offers a multi-disciplinary examination of the concept of haunting, making it an invaluable resource for scholars in sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, and history who are interested in exploring the complexities of memory and identity.

Weight: 571g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032012841