Identity and culture

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Identity and culture

Chris Weedon

(Issues in cultural and media studies)

Open University Press, 2004

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Identity and culture : narratives of difference and belonging

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Includes bibliographical references (p.[168]-177) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Where does our sense of identity and belonging come from? How does culture produce and challenge identities? Identity and Culture looks at how different cultural narratives and practices work to constitute identity for individuals and groups in multi-ethnic, 'postcolonial' societies. Uses examples from history, politics, fiction and the visual to examine the social power relations that create subject positions and forms of identity Analyses how cultural texts and practices offer new forms of identity and agency that subvert dominant ideologies This book encompasses issues of class, race, and gender, with a particular focus on the mobilization of forms of ethnic identity in societies still governed by racism. It a key text for students in cultural studies, sociology of culture, literary studies, history, race and ethnicity studies, media and film studies, and gender studies.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Subjectivity and Identity History, Nation and Identity History, Voice and Representation: Aboriginal Women's Life Writing Narratives of Identity and Difference: Voicing Black British History Identity, Origins and Roots Diasporic Identities: South Asian British Women's Writing Visualizing Difference: South Asians on Screen Competing Cultures, Competing Values Concluding Reflections Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

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  • NCID
    BA69223990
  • ISBN
    • 0335200877
    • 0335200869
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Buckingham ; Philadelphia
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 177 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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