Imagining Bombay, London, New York and Beyond

South Asian Diasporic Writing from 1990 to the Present

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British, Theory
Cover of the book Imagining Bombay, London, New York and Beyond by Maria Ridda, Peter Lang
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Author: Maria Ridda ISBN: 9783035397895
Publisher: Peter Lang Publication: July 31, 2015
Imprint: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Language: English
Author: Maria Ridda
ISBN: 9783035397895
Publisher: Peter Lang
Publication: July 31, 2015
Imprint: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Language: English

This book examines new literary imaginings of the interconnected city spaces of Bombay, London and New York in South Asian diasporic texts from the 1990s to the present. It charts the transition from London-centric studies on postcolonial city spaces to the new axis of Bombay, London and New York.
The book argues that two key dynamics have developed from this shift: on the one hand, London, once the destination of choice for migrants, becomes a «transit zone» for onward movement to New York; on the other, different cities are perceived to coexist and come together in one single location. To investigate these new webs of interactions and power relations, this monograph employs Bakhtin’s model of the chronotope. Serving as a magnifying lens, the chronotope inserts different spatial and temporal segments within wider narratives of urban space. This book promotes a new understanding of the cities of the South Asian diaspora as subversive sites for defining processes of cultural signification.

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This book examines new literary imaginings of the interconnected city spaces of Bombay, London and New York in South Asian diasporic texts from the 1990s to the present. It charts the transition from London-centric studies on postcolonial city spaces to the new axis of Bombay, London and New York.
The book argues that two key dynamics have developed from this shift: on the one hand, London, once the destination of choice for migrants, becomes a «transit zone» for onward movement to New York; on the other, different cities are perceived to coexist and come together in one single location. To investigate these new webs of interactions and power relations, this monograph employs Bakhtin’s model of the chronotope. Serving as a magnifying lens, the chronotope inserts different spatial and temporal segments within wider narratives of urban space. This book promotes a new understanding of the cities of the South Asian diaspora as subversive sites for defining processes of cultural signification.

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