COLONIAL NATIONALITY, INDIGENOUS ALTHERITY. IDENTITY RECONSTRUCTION IN AUSTRALIAN AUTOBIOGRAPHIC LITERATURE OF WOMEN

Authors

  • Francesca Di Blasio Universidad de Trento

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12795/RICL.2014.i15.22

Keywords:

postcoloniale, nazionalità, Australia, autobiografia, scrittura delle donne

Abstract

The autobiographical writings of Della Walker, Sally Morgan, Nugi Garimara analyzed below contribute to forming and informing the concept of "aboriginal dissemi-nation" (Bhabha), that is a complex and multiform political, social and cultural entity, which narrates and which it is told from the margins where two hundred years of white domination have relegated it. It is a native and self-reflective voice that offers an unprecedented look at the concepts of "citizenship", "nation", "national literature".    

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Published

2014-04-09

How to Cite

Di Blasio, F. (2014). COLONIAL NATIONALITY, INDIGENOUS ALTHERITY. IDENTITY RECONSTRUCTION IN AUSTRALIAN AUTOBIOGRAPHIC LITERATURE OF WOMEN. International Journal of Cultures and Literatures, (15), 262–269. https://doi.org/10.12795/RICL.2014.i15.22

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Artículos italiano
Received 2019-01-10
Accepted 2019-01-10
Published 2014-04-09
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