Mobile Narratives Travel Migration And Transculturation - Taylor & Francis Ltd

Emphasizing The Role Of Travel And Migration In The Performance And Transformation Of Identity, This Volume Addresses Representations Of Travel, Mobility, And Migration In 19th-21st-century Travel Writing, Literature, And Media Texts. In So Doing, The Book Analyses The Role Of The Various Cultural, Ethnic, Gender, And National Encounters Pertinent To Narratives Of Travel And Migration In Transforming And Problematizing The Identities Of Both The Travelers And Travelees Enacting In The Borderzones Between Cultures. While The Individual Essays By Scholars From A Wide Range Of Countries Deal With A Variety Of Case Studies From Various Historical, Spatial, And Cultural Locations, They Share A Strong Central Interest In The Ways In Which The Narratives Of Travel Contribute To The Imagining Of Ethnic Encounters And How They Have Acted As Sites Of Transformation And Transculturation From The Early Nineteenth Century To The Present Day.