Embracing the Other: Addressing Xenophobia in the New Literatures in English. (Cross Cultures) (v. 11)

Annotation. In the wake of addressing multiculturalism, transculturalism, racism, and ethnicity, the issue of xenophobia and xenophilia has been somewhat marginalized. The present collection seeks, from a variety of angles, to investigate the relations between Self and Other in the New Literatures in English. How do we register differences and what does an embrace signify for both Self and Other? The contributors deal with a variety of topics, ranging from theoretical reflections on xenophobia, its exploration in terms of intertextuality and New Zealand/Maori historiography, to analyses of migrant and border narratives, and issues of transitionality, authenticity, and racism in Canada and South Africa. Others negotiate identity and alterity in Nigerian, Malaysian, Australian, Indian, Canadian, and Caribbean texts, or reflect on diaspora and orientalism in Australian¿Asian and West Indian contexts In The Wake Of Addressing Multiculturalism, Transculturalism, Racism, And Ethnicity, The Issue Of Xenophobia And Xenophilia Has Been Somewhat Marginalized. The Present Collection Seeks, From A Variety Of Angles, To Investigate The Relations Between Self And Other In The New Literatures In English.--jacket. Poetry. One Wing : Home Floats In The Distance; Floating My Presence; Stories Retold / Susan N. Kiguli -- Theory, Writing History, And Textuality. Conditions Of Cross-cultural Perceptions : The Other Looks Back / Edwin Thumboo ; Benign Xenophobia? The Testimony Of Maori Literature / Judith Dell Panny ; Daft Questions : Xenophobia, Teaching, And Social Semiosis In Caribbean-british Fiction : Using Intertextuality And Narratology To Analyze A Text By David Dabydeen / Russell West-pavlov --^ Migrant And Border Narratives. How Brave Is Our New World? / Mala Pandurang ; Desire And Loathing In Carlos Bulosan's America Is In The Heart And Bienvenido Santo's The Man Who (thought He) Looked Like Robert Taylor / Danilo Victorino Manarpaac ; Words Of Disenchantment : Alienation And Change In Adib Khan's Seasonal Adjustments / Vera Alexander ; Writing From The Border, Doing Away With Margins : Carl Muller's Sri Lankan Burgher Narrative / Dipli Saikia ; The Civilized Ape / Virginia Richter -- Transitional States. Race And Racism In Contemporary Canadian Fiction : M.g. Vassanji's No New Land / Martin Genetsch ; White Angst In South Africa : The Apocalyptic Visions Of John Conyngham / Jochen Petzold ; Nadine Gordimer's Later Novels : Or, The Fiction Of Otherness / Natividad Martinez Marin --^ Negotiating Identity And Alterity. Multicultural Strategies And Alterity : Transgressing The Other In Contemporary Nigerian Women's Short Stories / Mary E. Modupe Kolawole ; The Other Within : The Malaysian Experience / Raihanah M.m. ; The Resistance To Being (em)braced : Peter Carey's Jack Maggs And David Malouf's Johnno / Jorg Heinke ; The Difficulty Of Being : Reading And Speaking In Arundhati Roy's The God Of Small Things / Sandhya Patel ; The Quest For Identity In Benjamin Zephaniah's Poetry / Laurenz Volkmann --^ Diaspora And Orientalism. Stereotype, Prejudice, And Illusion In The Austral-asian Otherworld / David S. La Breche ; Desired Erotica : Gendered Spaces In Queer West Indian Diasporic Fiction / Sissy Helff ; Dramatizing Alterity : Relational Characterization In Postcolonial British Columbia Plays / Ginny Ratsoy ; Disappointing Expectations : Native Canadian Theatre And The Politics Of Authenticity / Henning Schafer ; Embracing Oneself And The Other : Overcoming Racial Hatred In South African Drama / Haike Frank. Edited By Dunja M. Mohr. Includes Bibliographical References.