What Is in a Name
Dislocation and Relocation in the Namesake
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4530704 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carine Pereira Marques (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 19 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Em Tese (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1415-594X • E-ISSN: 1982-0739 |
| Publisher | Faculdade de Letras da UFMG (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.17851/1982-0739.18.2.19-32 |
| OpenAlex | W1597740973 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper analyses Jhumpa Lahiri's The namesake, focusing on naming asa metaphor for the processes of dislocation and relocation of first andsecond generation of Indian immigrants in The United States. Morespecifically, it depicts how an ambivalent, "mimicry" name serves in asuccessful process of relocation
Ambivalence · Archaeology · Dislocation · Economic geography · Geography · Immigration · Linguistics · Metaphor · Physics · Relocation · American and British Literature Analysis · Computer Science · History · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research · Philosophy · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |