Queer Narratives of the Caribbean Diaspora Exploring Tactics [Paperback]

This book examines the concept of queer theory and combines it with the field of diaspora studies. By looking at the queer diasporic narratives in and from the Caribbean, it conducts an inquiry into the workings and underpinnings of both fields.Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Queer Tactical Diaspora and the Caribbean Space 2. Shani Mootoo's Diasporas 3. The Movements of Dionne Brand 4. Queering the Bildungsroman 5. Reshaping the Past in Lawrence Scott's Aelred's Sin Conclusion Notes Bibliography IndexDr Zoran Pecic is Lecturer in the Department of Culture and Identity at Roskilde University, Denmark. He has previously worked as an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Shantou University, China. He is currently conducting postdoctoral research on queer Chinese cinema.