Settling the Self:

Space, place and identity are key terms in the
formation of a colonial consciousness. 'Settling the
Self', examines the conjunction of these concepts in
its interdisciplinary study of the nineteenth-century
South African landscape. Locating aesthetic analyses
and postcolonial theory within a phenomenological
account of visual and spatial perception, Dubow
examines the colony as a site of desire and anxiety
in the making of a colonial identity and its
historical legacy. It addresses concerns of common
interest to cultural geographers, historians,
postcolonial theorists, art historians and others
interested in the meaning and experience of landscape.

Autorentext

Jessica Dubow teaches cultural geography at the University ofSheffield. She has published on spatial aesthetics and colonialidentity as well as on the work of W.G. Sebald and WalterBenjamin. Her articles have appeared in a variety ofpublications, including Critical Inquiry, Interventions: TheJournal of Postcolonial Studies and Art History.

Klappentext

Space, place and identity are key terms in theformation of a colonial consciousness. 'Settling theSelf', examines the conjunction of these concepts inits interdisciplinary study of the nineteenth-centurySouth African landscape. Locating aesthetic analysesand postcolonial theory within a phenomenologicalaccount of visual and spatial perception, Dubowexamines the colony as a site of desire and anxietyin the making of a colonial identity and itshistorical legacy. It addresses concerns of commoninterest to cultural geographers, historians,postcolonial theorists, art historians and othersinterested in the meaning and experience of landscape.