Intimate Afterlives of Empire

Astrid Rasch

ISBN 10: 1526189178 / ISBN 13: 9781526189172

Verlag: Manchester University Press, GB, 2025

Through close readings of almost twenty autobiographies written after the break-up of the British Empire, the book examines how individuals engage with the changing narrative landscape brought about by decolonisation. It considers the autobiographies less for what they may teach us about the moment remembered and more as windows on the act of remembering. This adds a crucial dimension to our understanding of the legacies of colonialism and how the ongoing process of decolonisation is reflected on the level of the individual. It argues that autobiographers are at once influenced by and seek to influence the cultural memory of empire and its legacies, and the authors' own position in both. Situated at the intersection of imperial/decolonisation history, memory studies, and life writing studies, the book uncovers this intimate afterlife of empire. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LU-9781526189172

Inhaltsangabe:

Through close readings of almost twenty autobiographies written after the break-up of the British Empire, the book examines how individuals engage with the changing narrative landscape brought about by decolonisation. It considers the autobiographies less for what they may teach us about the moment remembered and more as windows on the act of remembering. This adds a crucial dimension to our understanding of the legacies of colonialism and how the ongoing process of decolonisation is reflected on the level of the individual. It argues that autobiographers are at once influenced by and seek to influence the cultural memory of empire and its legacies, and the authors' own position in both. Situated at the intersection of imperial/decolonisation history, memory studies, and life writing studies, the book uncovers this intimate afterlife of empire.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Astrid Rasch is a Professor of Cultural and Social Studies in English at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Intimate Afterlives of Empire
Verlag: Manchester University Press, GB
Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
Einband: Hardback
Zustand: New