Movement and Belonging
Lines, Places, and Spaces of Travel
Published on 2. September 2009
Book
Hardback
255 pages
978-0-8204-7254-6 (ISBN)
Description
The uncertainties and newness that surround us today prompt radical questions about ourselves and our relationship with the external world. How do and can we belong to the places and spaces of today? Movement and Belonging: Lines, Places, and Spaces of Travel describes current realities and suggests ways in which you can define yourself in an ever-changing world. Using the travel writings of V. S. Naipaul, Michael Ondaatje, Patrick White, and D. H. Lawrence, Movement and Belonging demonstrates that «authentic» travel - embracing changing boundaries and cultures - enables you to create sites of belonging where you can find your sense of self.
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The Author: Carol E. Leon is Associate Professor of English at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. She received her Ph.D. in travel literature from the Australian National University. Her fields of research are contemporary and eighteenth-century travel writings. She has published several articles and chapters and delivered papers on V. S. Naipaul, Michael Ondaatje, and D. H. Lawrence.