Colonial Memory : Contemporary Women's Travel Writing in Britain and the Netherlands /
Exploring the intersections between memory, gender and the postcolonial, Colonial Memory starts with the observation of a widespread cultural recall of colonial scenes and topics, a compulsion to return to the colonies that follows the belatedness of the postcolonial moment. Focusing on Britain and...
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Amsterdam University Press
2011
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Table of Contents:
- Colonial Memory; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction'Yesterday does not go by'; Chapter 1 A trip down memory lane. Colonial memory in women's travel writing; Chapter 2 Women' s memory of Rhodesia, the Dutch East Indies and Dutch and British cultures of colonial remembrance; Chapter 3 Nostalgic memory in Aya Zikken's Terug naar de atlasvlinder; Chapter 4 Indo postmemory in Marion Bloem's Muggen Mensen Olifanten; Chapter 5 Everyday memory in Doris Lessing' s African laughter. Four visits to Zimbabwe; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
