Multiculturalism, Diaspora and the Conundrum of Origin: A Postcolonial Reading of the Politics of Culture in Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire
In this article, I argue that Home Fire narrates an encounter between Western multiculturalism and diaspora subject position through the perspective of Isma, a second-generation British national of Pakistani origin. She constantly grapples with the narrative and practice of Western multiculturalism...
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| Main Authors: | Bushra Naz, Zeeshan Safdar |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Department of English, University of Chitral
2022-06-01
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| Series: | University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature |
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| Online Access: | https://jll.uoch.edu.pk/index.php/jll/article/view/280 |
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