Liminal Identities and Cultural Hybridity of Third World Women in Women’s Narratives

A Vindication of the Postcolonial Woman: On the Necessity of Reading Andrea Levy, Monica Ali, and Sefi Atta Together Introduction: Women, Diaspora, and the Third Space Refusing Assimilation, Resisting Return: Diasporic Women in Literature Hybridity, Ambivalence, and Belonging: Theorising Diasporic Women's Subjectivities Challenging Monolithic Constructions The Scope and Structure of the Book Contribution and Originality References CHAPTER 1 Almost the Same, but Never Quite: Unsettling Mimicry and Identity in Andrea Levy's Small Island Introduction: Andrea Levy and Caribbean Literature Journey from Jamaica to England Jamaica and the ‘Mother Country' ‘Proper' English Roots of the Colonial Mindset Colonial v. Caribbean Culture Colonial Fantasy and Metropolitan Reality “You're not qualified Internalised Mimicry Ideal English Home The Embedded Afterlife of the Empire Embracing the Space Which Is the ‘Small Island' – Jamaica or England Conclusion: Transformation of Self, Space, and the Essence of Belonging References CHAPTER 2 From Cultural Fatalism to Personal Agency: Nazneen's Journey through Hybridity in Brick Lane Conclusion References CHAPTER 3 Displacement and Self-Discovery: Exploring Transnational Identity in Sefi Atta's A Bit Of Difference Conclusion References CONCLUSION AFTERWORD GLOSSARY OF TERMS