The place of literature in the spaces of belonging
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12599739 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Pearce (0000-0001-6611-157X, Lancaster University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 275-291 |
| Publication date | 2002-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-5494 • E-ISSN: 1460-3551 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1364942002005003065 |
| OpenAlex | W2168353593 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
This article explores the different ways in which literary texts can help us negotiate our sense of `home' and `belonging' with respect to the complex intersection of our national, regional and gendered identities. Writing at a time when the map of Europe is being radically redrawn vis-a-vis the European Union (EU) and the future of the nation state, the author attempts to take us `inside' the emotional and cognitive processes by which she, and other feminist colleagues, have struggled to produce a locational identity that is meaningful to them. As well as revealing the usefulness of national and regional literatures in this process, the article also shows how a `strategic' use of autobiography can help mediate the complexity of our positioning
Aesthetics · Art · European union · Geography · Identity (music · Intersection (aeronautics · Intersectionality · National identity · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Gender Studies · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Travel Writing and Literature
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |