Hitchcock, Peter.

Imaginary states : studies in cultural transnationalism / Cultural transnationalism Peter Hitchcock. - x, 243 pages ; 24 cm. - Transnational cultural studies .

Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. [210]-237)

Introduction: Imaginary States --
The Agon of the Archipelago: Three Forms of Crossing and Caribbeanness --
Glissant and Opaque Space --
Brathwaite, Crossing, Voicing --
Condé, Crossing, Errantry of Place --
The White of Algeria; or, The Paroxysms of the Postcolony --
Chronotope of the Shoe (Two) --
Joe: The Architectonic of a Commodity --
Conclusion: Culture and Globalization.

Can transnationalism be separated from capitalist globalization? Can an artist create cultural space and rethink the nation state simultaneously? This title explores such questions to invigorate the analysis of cultural transnationalism.

0252023935 (Cloth : alk. paper)

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Culture.
Globalization.
Intercultural communication.

HM621 / .H58 2003

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