The Library
Orientalismus, umgepolt? Zum Gebrauch des Exotismus und des Fantastischen in Werken der Diaspora-Literatur
Tools
Tools
Tools
Jordan, Jim (2009) Orientalismus, umgepolt? Zum Gebrauch des Exotismus und des Fantastischen in Werken der Diaspora-Literatur. In: Schmitz, Helmut, (ed.) Von der nationalen zur internationalen Literatur : Transkulturelle deutschsprachige Literatur und Kultur im Zeitalter globaler Migration. Amsterdamer Beiträge zur neueren Germanistik (Bd.69). Amsterdam: Rodopi, pp. 155-167. ISBN 9789042025820
Research output not available from this repository, contact author.
Official URL: http://webcat.warwick.ac.uk/record=b2285840
Abstract
A noted feature of many works of German-language diasporic literature is the use of the exotic, the fantastic, of myth and fable. Such elements tend to be viewed as part of a process of intercultural encounter, in which authors present 'their' culture, often using traditional narrative modes, in order to raise awareness of their migration backgrounds amongst German readers. This essay demonstrates that the use made of these elements is more differentiated and strategic than has hitherto generally been acknowledged, ranging from the de-exoticisation of the 'other' through encoded social criticism to the deliberate undermining of Orientalist attitudes through an ironic play with Orientalist expectations of migrant literature.
| Item Type: | Book Item | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PT Germanic literature | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > German Studies | ||||
| Series Name: | Amsterdamer Beiträge zur neueren Germanistik | ||||
| Publisher: | Rodopi | ||||
| Place of Publication: | Amsterdam | ||||
| ISBN: | 9789042025820 | ||||
| Book Title: | Von der nationalen zur internationalen Literatur : Transkulturelle deutschsprachige Literatur und Kultur im Zeitalter globaler Migration | ||||
| Editor: | Schmitz, Helmut | ||||
| Official Date: | 1 May 2009 | ||||
| Dates: |
|
||||
| Number: | Bd.69 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 13 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 155-167 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
Request changes or add full text files to a record
Repository staff actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
