This article focuses on postcolonial Pakistan,which is divided on ethnic,economic,religious,linguistic,and political lines,and reveals the negotiations,sufferings and experiences of racism and nationalism.Through the ...This article focuses on postcolonial Pakistan,which is divided on ethnic,economic,religious,linguistic,and political lines,and reveals the negotiations,sufferings and experiences of racism and nationalism.Through the lens of“postcolonial nationalism”,this study examines the heightened consciousness of“national identity”,quest for“belonging”,and the loss of“continuity”as depicted in Kamila Shamsie’s Kartography and Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia.In the current“war on ter-ror”scenario,many Pakistani people are failing to find security and shelter within and across border.The corrupt establishment as well as the religious and political mafias has deprived and shattered people’s belief in themselves by crushing their dreams of freedom.The Pakistani people have stood on the verge of their "promised land" only to watch how callously their beloved home is stricken by the superseding local and global powers under the guises of patriotism and nationalism.Furthermore,the severe consequences of 9/11 have generated a strong sense of alienation,insecurity,and recurrent fear in Pakistani diaspora,who have failed to assimilate in their host countries and remain in search of“home”.展开更多
Jessica Anderson rose to prominence until her fourth novel Tirra Lirra by the River won the 1979 Miles Franklin Award.The novel details the vagrant life of a lonely diaspora.From the perspective of diasporic theory,th...Jessica Anderson rose to prominence until her fourth novel Tirra Lirra by the River won the 1979 Miles Franklin Award.The novel details the vagrant life of a lonely diaspora.From the perspective of diasporic theory,this paper investigates Nora’s dia⁃sporic reasons and her successful construction of identity in a strange region,aiming at demonstrating Anderson’s concern on the diasporic women.In the novel,the influence of British cultural colonization results in Nora’s feeling of being caught between two cultures and her lack of sense of belonging.At the same time,Nora is confined in the suburbia,a restrictive realm of the housework and child rearing.Consequently,she decides to migrate to London to search for her ideal home and pursue her freedom.展开更多
文摘This article focuses on postcolonial Pakistan,which is divided on ethnic,economic,religious,linguistic,and political lines,and reveals the negotiations,sufferings and experiences of racism and nationalism.Through the lens of“postcolonial nationalism”,this study examines the heightened consciousness of“national identity”,quest for“belonging”,and the loss of“continuity”as depicted in Kamila Shamsie’s Kartography and Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia.In the current“war on ter-ror”scenario,many Pakistani people are failing to find security and shelter within and across border.The corrupt establishment as well as the religious and political mafias has deprived and shattered people’s belief in themselves by crushing their dreams of freedom.The Pakistani people have stood on the verge of their "promised land" only to watch how callously their beloved home is stricken by the superseding local and global powers under the guises of patriotism and nationalism.Furthermore,the severe consequences of 9/11 have generated a strong sense of alienation,insecurity,and recurrent fear in Pakistani diaspora,who have failed to assimilate in their host countries and remain in search of“home”.
文摘Jessica Anderson rose to prominence until her fourth novel Tirra Lirra by the River won the 1979 Miles Franklin Award.The novel details the vagrant life of a lonely diaspora.From the perspective of diasporic theory,this paper investigates Nora’s dia⁃sporic reasons and her successful construction of identity in a strange region,aiming at demonstrating Anderson’s concern on the diasporic women.In the novel,the influence of British cultural colonization results in Nora’s feeling of being caught between two cultures and her lack of sense of belonging.At the same time,Nora is confined in the suburbia,a restrictive realm of the housework and child rearing.Consequently,she decides to migrate to London to search for her ideal home and pursue her freedom.
