Alienation in Irvine Welsh’s <i>Trainspotting</i>
This article examines how Melvin Seeman’s theory of alienation (1959) and modern alienation research manifest in Irvine Welsh’s “Trainspotting”. This is an important novel, not only because of its commercial success, but also because it depicts a specific marginalised subculture. Postmodernism and s...
Main Author: | B.A. Senekal |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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AOSIS
2010-07-01
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Series: | Literator |
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Online Access: | https://literator.org.za/index.php/literator/article/view/35 |
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