Continental Drift: From National Characters to Virtual Subjects

by Emily Apter

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From xenophobic appropriations of Joan of Arc to Afro-futurism and cyberpunk, the "national" characters of the colonial era often seem to be dissolving into postnational and virtual subjects. In Continental Drift, Emily Apter deftly analyzes the French colonial and postcolonial experience as a case study in the erosion of belief in national destiny and the emergence of technologically mediated citizenship.

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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226023508

ISBN13:9780226023502

Release Date:June 1999

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:302 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

African & Middle Eastern Criticism & Theory Essays Essays & Correspondence Europe European France History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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