Literature and the national question
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20156602 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ulrike Kistner (0000-0003-1522-8983, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 302-314 |
| Publication date | 1989-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Literary Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0256-4718 • E-ISSN: 1753-5387 |
| Publisher | Unisa Press (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02564718908529921 |
| OpenAlex | W2013269842 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article addresses itself to the question as to why the notion of the nation is being rejected as framework and method of cultural studies in Western Europe, while it has come to serve as a rallying point in cultural activism in South Africa. While acknowledging that international capitalism does not spell the end of the nation (as imperialist and anti‐imperialist re‐territorialisation), this article questions the simplistic equation of national culture/resistance culture/revolutionary culture which is defined in (negative) correspondence to what is conceived of as “dominant culture”. The article concludes by citing a warning by Fanon against nationalist myths which extol the hegemony of a neo‐colonial bourgeoisie
Bourgeoisie · Capitalism · Colonialism · Hegemony · Mythology · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Spell · Anthropology · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · History · Law · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · South African History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2003 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |