Writing diaspora : South Asian women, culture, and ethnicity /
by Yasmin Hussain.
- New York ; Routledge, 2016
- ix, 148 p. ; 23 cm.
- Studies in migration and diaspora .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-141) and index.
Introduction -- Identity and gender across generations of British South Asians -- Black British feminism and the birth of South Asian women's writing -- The new woman in South Asian and diasporic literature -- Bhaji on the beach and Bend it like Beckham : Gurinder Chadha and the 'desification' of British cinema -- Brick lane : gender and migration -- Childhood in Anita and me -- Conclusion.
9781138270916
English literature--South Asian authors--History and criticism. English literature--Women authors--History and criticism. South Asians--Intellectual life.--Great Britain Motion pictures--History.--Great Britain Women--Intellectual life.--Great Britain Emigration and immigration in literature.--Great Britain Women and literature South Asians in literature. South Asians in mass media. Immigrants in literature. Ethnicity in literature. Culture in motion pictures.