Decolonising Gender: Literature and a Poetics of the Real by Caroline Rooney (En

Description: Decolonising Gender by Caroline Rooney Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Through examination of the functions of language and cross-cultural readings of literature - from African queer reading to postcolonial Shakespeare - Rooney explores current ideas of performativity in literature and language, and negotiates a path between feminist theorys common pitfalls of essentialism and constructivism. Publisher Description Through examination of the functions of language and cross-cultural readings of literature – from African queer reading to postcolonial Shakespeare – Rooney explores the nature of the real, providing: a way out of some of the current deadlocks of feminist theoryan anti-essentialist approach to gender in which both male and female readers may address a consciousness of the femininea platform for postcolonial and postmodernist thinkers to engage in a dialogue around the status of the performative in regard to the othera new theory of poetic realism in both canonical and postcolonial literaturesa re-reading of the Enlightenment legacy in terms of postcolonial liberation theorya comparison of contemporary debates on the real across the humanities and the sciences.Exploring current ideas of performativity in literature and language, and negotiating a path between feminist theorys common pitfalls of essentialism and constructivism, Caroline Rooney argues convincingly that by rethinking our understanding of gender we might also equip ourselves to resist racism and totalitarianism more effectively. Author Biography Caroline Rooney is Senior Lecturer in the School of English and Director of the Centre for Colonial and Postcolonial Research at the University of Kent. She is the author of African Literature, Animism and Politics (Routledge, 2000) and, with Vera Dieterich, of Book Unbinding: The Ontological Stain (Artworlds Press, 2005). Details ISBN 113801060X ISBN-13 9781138010604 Title Decolonising Gender Author Caroline Rooney Format Paperback Year 2014 Pages 252 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd GE_Item_ID:97884138; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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