Postmodern Suburban Spaces
Joseph George · 2016
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About the book
"This book reevaluates fiction devoted to the postwar American suburbs, examining the way these works imagine suburbia as a communal structure designed to advance a particular American identity. 'Postmodern Suburban Spaces' surveys works by both canonical chroniclers of the middle class experience, such as Richard Yates and John Cheever, and those who reflect suburbia's demographic suburban experience ... Tracing major forms of suburban associations--racial divisions, property lines, the family, and ethnic fealty - these works depict a different mode of interaction than the stereotypical white picket fences. Joseph George draws from philosophers such as Emmanuel Levinas and Roberto Esposito to argue that these fictions assert a critical hospitality that frustrates the limited forms of association on which suburbia is based. This fiction, in turn, posits an ethical form of community that comes about when people share space."--Back cover.
Book details
- Year
- 2016
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Editions
- 3
- Pages
- 206
- ISBN
- 9783319410050
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