DiverCity - Global Cities as a Literary Phenomenon: Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles in a Globalizing Age

Melanie U. Pooch

book: DiverCity - Global Cities as a Literary Phenomenon

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DiverCity - Global Cities as a Literary Phenomenon

Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles in a Globalizing Age

Melanie U. Pooch
Funded by: Knowledge Unlatched - KU Select 2017: Backlist Collection

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839435410

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Based on the structured analysis of selected North American novels, this work examines global cities as a literary phenomenon (»DiverCity«). By analyzing Dionne Brand's Toronto, »What We All Long For« (2005), Chang-rae Lee's New York, »Native Speaker« (1995), and Karen Tei Yamashita's Los Angeles, »Tropic of Orange« (1997), Melanie U. Pooch provides the connecting link for exploring the triad of globalization and its effects, global cities as cultural nodal points, and cultural diversity in a globalizing age as a literary phenomenon. Thus, she contributes to a global, interdisciplinary, and multi-perspectival understanding of literature, culture, and society.

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Melanie U. Pooch received her doctoral degree at the University of Mannheim, Germany. Her research interests include Corporate Responsibility and North American cultural, urban, and literary studies in a globalizing age.

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	1
Contents Open Access Download PDF	5
Acknowledgements Open Access Download PDF	7
1. Introduction Open Access Download PDF	9
2. Globalization and Its Effects Open Access Download PDF	15
3. Global Cities as Cultural Nodal Points Open Access Download PDF	27
4. Cultural Diversity in a Globalizing Age Open Access Download PDF	37
5. The Poetics of diverCity Open Access Download PDF	57
6. Dionne Brand’s Toronto, What We All Long For Open Access Download PDF	79
7. Chang-rae Lee’s New York, Native Speaker Open Access Download PDF	123
8. Karen Tei Yamashita’s Los Angeles, Tropic of Orange Open Access Download PDF	165
9. Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	205
Works Cited Open Access Download PDF	211

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Language: English
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 240
Keywords: Global City; Globalization; Culture; Literature; Los Angeles; New York; Toronto; City; British Studies; Literary Studies; Urban Studies

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Published: February 27, 2016
ISBN: 9783839435410