Nostalgia's Violence
This essay considers some of the ways in which nostalgia figures in contemporary social theory as well as addresses the post/modern character of nostalgia. It does so with the aim of exploring the question of colonial and imperial violence at the heart of nostalgia.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Edinburgh
2013-08-01
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Series: | Forum |
Online Access: | http://journals.ed.ac.uk/forum/article/view/527 |
Summary: | This essay considers some of the ways in which nostalgia figures in contemporary social theory as well as addresses the post/modern character of nostalgia. It does so with the aim of exploring the question of colonial and imperial violence at the heart of nostalgia. |
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ISSN: | 1749-9771 |