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Contemporary British Literature and Urban Space K. Duff

Contemporary British Literature and Urban Space By K. Duff

Contemporary British Literature and Urban Space by K. Duff

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Looking at writers such as Will Self, Hani Kureishi, JG Ballard, and Iain Sinclair, Kim Duff's new book examines contemporary British literature and its depiction of the city after the time of Thatcher and mass privatization. This lively study is an important and engaging work for students and scholars alike.

Contemporary British Literature and Urban Space Summary

Contemporary British Literature and Urban Space: After Thatcher by K. Duff

Looking at writers such as Will Self, Hani Kureishi, JG Ballard, and Iain Sinclair, Kim Duff's new book examines contemporary British literature and its depiction of the city after the time of Thatcher and mass privatization. This lively study is an important and engaging work for students and scholars alike.

About K. Duff

Kim Duff is currently an Affiliate Instructor at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Her research interests include contemporary British fiction, Culture Studies, urban spatial theory, Thatcherism, postcolonial theory, and avant garde poetics. In addition to academic research, she has also published two books of poetry and runs a small chapbook press called Heavy Industries. More details about Kim Duff's research and creative interests, as well as teaching and publication history, can be found at www.kimaduff.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Spatial Turn: Dialectics of Space and Identity 1. 'The Script That Has Been Eradicated from the Street': Iain Sinclair's Lights Out for the Territory, Julian Barnes's England England, and the Spaces of English Heritage 2. 'House Arrest': Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting, JG Ballard's High Rise, Thatcherite Council Estates, and the New Under-Class 3. Space, Production, and Identity: Monica Ali's Brick Lane, Hanif Kureihi's My Beautifult Laundrette, and Powellite Englishness 4. The Spaces of the Thatcherite Body: Alan Hollinghurst's The Line of Beauty and Will Self's Dorian Conclusion End Notes Works Cited Index

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NLS9781349491834
9781349491834
1349491837
Contemporary British Literature and Urban Space: After Thatcher by K. Duff
K. Duff
New
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
2014-01-01
195
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