Halloran, Vivian Nun. <br/><br/>
Exhibiting Slavery :  The Caribbean Postmodern Novel As Museum. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (225 pages) 
 - New World Studies .
 - New World Studies .
<br/><br/>Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Translations -- Introduction: Novels as Museums in a Postmodern Age -- Chapter 1: Books as National (Literary) History Museums -- Chapter 2: Art Museums: Visual (Inter)Texts -- Chapter 3: Ethnographic Museums: The Literary Diorama -- Chapter 4: Between Plantation and Living History Museum -- Chapter 5: World Heritage Sites: The Fortress -- Chapter 6:  Mourning Museums: Diasporic Practices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> The self-referential function of these texts produces a "museum effectthat simultaneously teaches and entertains their readers, prompting them to continue their own research beyond and outside the text. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813928685 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Caribbean fiction--20th century--History and criticism.<br/>Slavery in literature.<br/>Archives in literature.<br/>Slavery--Caribbean Area--History--Sources.<br/>Caribbean fiction (English)--History and criticism.<br/>Caribbean fiction (French)--History and criticism.<br/>Caribbean fiction (Spanish)--History and criticism.<br/>Postmodernism (Literature)--Caribbean Area.<br/>Caribbean Area--In literature.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN849.C3H36 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>809.3/009729