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Migrant Masculinities in Women’s Writing

(In)Hospitality, Community, Vulnerability

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  • © 2021

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  • Examines the representation of masculinities in contemporary texts written by women immigrant writers
  • Explores works by a broad range of women writers from different historical and geographical regions
  • Draws on a range of theoretical perspectives, including postcolonial, affect and critical race theory

Part of the book series: Global Masculinities (GLMAS)

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This book examines the representation of masculinities in contemporary texts written by women who have immigrated into France or Canada from a range of geographical spaces. Exploring works by Léonora Miano (Cameroon), Fatou Diome (Senegal), Assia Djebar, Malika Mokeddem (Algeria), Ananda Devi (Mauritius), Ying Chen (China) and Kim Thúy (Vietnam), this study charts the extent to which migration generates new ways of understanding and writing masculinities. It draws on diverse theoretical perspectives, including postcolonial theory, affect theory and critical race theory, while bringing visibility to the many women across various historical and geographical terrains who write about (im)migration and the impact on men, even as these women, too, acquire a different position in the new society.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

    Ashwiny O. Kistnareddy

About the author

Ashwiny O. Kistnareddy completed her PhD in French Studies at the University of Cambridge, UK. She is currently director of studies, bye-fellow at Lucy Cavendish College, lectrice at Gonville and Caius College and lectures for the MMLL Faculty at the University of Cambridge.  She primarily conducts research on migration and refugees. She is author of Locating Hybridity (2015), Refugee Afterlives (2022) and co-editor of Cathching up with time (2021).








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