Cosmopolitanism, Literary Nationalisms and Linguistic Activism
A Multi-local Perspective on Pulaar
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This article explores the relationship between cosmopolitanism and nationalism through the example of a transnational literature written in an African language, Pulaar, considered from a multi-located perspective. It seeks to understand to what extent a linguistically based transnational literary nationalism may be considered a form of “bottom-up cosmopolitanism” (Appadurai) that carries social aspirations. In the context of globalization, movements of linguistic revitalisation continue to grow and language has become a veritable tool for social action. This essay argues that, from a methodological standpoint, a more focused attention to the local and to translocal ties allows us to bring to light the connectivity of literature and its tendency to challenge institutionalized global literary geographies.
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Cosmopolitanism, Literary Nationalisms and Linguistic Activism
A Multi-local Perspective on Pulaar
In: Journal of World LiteratureSearch for other papers by Mélanie Bourlet in
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This article explores the relationship between cosmopolitanism and nationalism through the example of a transnational literature written in an African language, Pulaar, considered from a multi-located perspective. It seeks to understand to what extent a linguistically based transnational literary nationalism may be considered a form of “bottom-up cosmopolitanism” (Appadurai) that carries social aspirations. In the context of globalization, movements of linguistic revitalisation continue to grow and language has become a veritable tool for social action. This essay argues that, from a methodological standpoint, a more focused attention to the local and to translocal ties allows us to bring to light the connectivity of literature and its tendency to challenge institutionalized global literary geographies.
| All Time | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 376 | 63 | 7 |
| Full Text Views | 94 | 9 | 1 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 148 | 31 | 3 |