Moving through America
Race, place and resistance in Mohsin Hamid'sThe Reluctant Fundamentalist
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2178507 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Hartnell (0000-0002-0486-2201) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 336-348 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Postcolonial Writing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-9855 • E-ISSN: 1744-9863 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449855.2010.482407 |
| OpenAlex | W2107426802 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 6 |
This article explores Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist in the context of debates about US multiculturalism after 9/11. It suggests that while Hamid's novel undoubtedly identifies and critiques the racism at the heart of the so‐called war on terror – expressed both in domestic and foreign arenas – his text also appears to be seduced by certain aspects of American exceptionalism. Though the novel in part paints US imperial power as heir to the European colonial legacy, I argue that The Reluctant Fundamentalist also invests in the possibility that America might represent the transcendence of racial differences
American exceptionalism · Colonialism · Context (archaeology · Criminology · Exceptionalism · Multiculturalism · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Race (biology · Racism · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious Studies
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |