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The postcolonial subsumption of Lacan's o/Other embedded in The American Granddaughter

Jasim, Amjed Neama and Mat Said, Seriaznita (2022) The postcolonial subsumption of Lacan's o/Other embedded in The American Granddaughter. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 12 (10). pp. 2084-2089. ISSN 1799-2591

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1210.15

Abstract

With the advent of the 21st century, the world witnessed the US invasion of Iraq by which a new facet of colonialism protruded. A form of relationship between the US colonizer and the Iraqi colonized is overlooked. This study examines a theoretical concept central to postcolonial theory, Lacan's o/Otherness which relates to a colonized Iraqi subject formation as portrayed in The American Granddaughter by Inaam Kachachi. This study aims to emphasize the aftermath effects of US colonization and to put together how the postcolonial Iraqi author is thinking about the problems of the colonized Iraqis. The reader will be introduced to the narrative that establishes the Iraqi postcolonial subjectivity. Concentrating on the internal and external conflicts of the protagonist garners a deeper understanding of the o/Otherness in the Iraqi case through analyzing the development of the protagonist's growth and change.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:The American Granddaughter, o/Other, postcolonialism, democracy
Subjects:P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions:Language Academy
ID Code:98527
Deposited By: Yanti Mohd Shah
Deposited On:11 Jan 2023 04:24
Last Modified:11 Jan 2023 04:24

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