Migration and refuge an eco-archive of Haitian literature, 1982-2017
This work argues that contemporary Haitian literature historicizes the political and environmental problems raised by the 2010 earthquake by building on texts of earlier generations. It contends that this literary 'eco-archive' challenges universalizing narratives of the Anthropocene with...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Liverpool
Liverpool University Press
2020, 2020
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| Series: | Contemporary French and francophone cultures / Contemporary French and francophone cultures
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This work argues that contemporary Haitian literature historicizes the political and environmental problems raised by the 2010 earthquake by building on texts of earlier generations. It contends that this literary 'eco-archive' challenges universalizing narratives of the Anthropocene with depictions of migration and refuge within Haiti and around the Americas |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2019 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781789629200 |