New Approaches to Twentieth-Century Travel Literature in French

From the postcolonial perspective of the early twenty-first century, the importance of travel literature, for considerations of national and international cultures and identities, has become increasingly apparent. Travel literature in French has, however, received little critical scrutiny. This book contributes to contemporary reassessments of the form in a number of disciplines, focusing specifically on the discourses and contexts of travel in twentieth-century texts written in French. Its scope is interdisciplinary, involving theoretical and generic considerations as well as a historical overview of colonial and postcolonial texts. The book provides essential reading for all students of travel literature in French and of travel literature in general.

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The Authors: Charles Forsdick is James Barrow Professor of French at the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. He received his Ph.D. in French from Lancaster University, United Kingdom. His publications include Victor Segalen and the Aesthetics of Diversity: Journeys between Cultures (2000), Travel in Twentieth-Century French and Francophone Cultures: The Persistence of Diversity (2005), and Francophone Postcolonial Studies: A Critical Introduction (co-editor, 2003). Feroza Basu has a Ph.D. in French studies from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. She is particularly interested in postmodern theorizations of the body and of transport technologies in travel contexts, and she has published articles on travel and transgender, travel and disability, and travel and sensory perception. Siobhán Shilton is Lecturer in French Cultural Studies at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom. She has a Ph.D. in French studies from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, and she has published articles on travel, exile, colonialism, and postcolonialism.