Postcolonial Eyes
Author | : Aedín Ní Loingsigh |
Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2009-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781846310492 |
ISBN-13 | : 1846310490 |
Rating | : 4/5 (490 Downloads) |
Download or read book Postcolonial Eyes written by Aedín Ní Loingsigh and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two decades interest in travel has developed significantly. Critical engagement with imperialism, postcolonialism, diasporas, ethnography and cultural anthropology has led to increasingly sophisticated readings of the travel writing genre and a growing acknowledgement of itscomplex history. Postcolonial Eyes is the first study of its kind to identify a specifically Sub-Saharan African lineage within the broader tradition of travel writing. As well as exploring the reasons for Africans' exclusion from the genre, the book examines the important relationship betweenethnicity and travel and identifies the concerns and preoccupations that define African writers' approaches to travel.