Migration Literature; World Literature; Comparative Literature
Résumé :
[en] Contemporary migration literature is increasingly heralded as a ‘new world literature’. This working paper presents a brief overview on the main arguments advanced to sustain this claim. It will address the question of when and why the term ‘new world literature’ came about. It will highlight the place of migration literature in research on world literature and conclude with a brief reflection on some aspects of world literature theory and their possible contribution to scholarship on migration literature.
Disciplines :
Littérature
Auteur, co-auteur :
GLESENER, Jeanne ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Humanities (DHUM)
Co-auteurs externes :
no
Langue du document :
Anglais
Titre :
Migration Literature as a New World Literature? An Overview of the Main Arguments
Date de publication/diffusion :
juillet 2016
Titre du périodique :
Malice- le magazine des littératures et des cultures à l'ère numérique
