Alice Munro’s Who Do You Think You Are? as Cultural Moment: Colonial Culture Turned Inside Out
Who Do You Think You Are? is inscribed in a cultural and literary context where the colonial heritage uncomfortably straddles two major cultural moments: modernism in the 1950s, and, in the 1960s and 70s, the counter-culture that originated in the United States. Considering “The Beggar Maid” and “Mi...
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| הוצא לאור ב: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ces, |
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| פורמט: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| שפה: | Anglais |
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2021
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| גישה מקוונת: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| סיכום: | Who Do You Think You Are? is inscribed in a cultural and literary context where the colonial heritage uncomfortably straddles two major cultural moments: modernism in the 1950s, and, in the 1960s and 70s, the counter-culture that originated in the United States. Considering “The Beggar Maid” and “Mischief” as pivotal sections of the narrative, this article will examine how this double cultural encounter is a source of confusion and irony for Rose, the central character. This is reflected in the way a number of iconic cultural objects are perceived, and turned inside out. |
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