Solidarity Through Difference: Rushdie's Anti-Example in The Jaguar Smile
Symbiosis 13.1
Author: Kim Sasser
Pages: 20
'Solidarity through Difference: Rushdie’s Anti-Example in The Jaguar Smile' by Kim Sasser, provides an in-depth analysis of Salman Rushdie’s travel narrative The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey. Originally published in Symbiosis: a Journal of Anglo-American Literary Relations, this essay examines Rushdie’s exploration of solidarity in the context of Nicaraguan politics and the broader implications for transnational and cosmopolitan studies. Sasser critiques Rushdie's approach to solidarity, highlighting the complexities and contradictions in his narrative. This scholarly work is essential for readers interested in literary criticism, cultural studies, and the intersections of literature and politics.
Symbiosis 13.1
Author: Kim Sasser
Pages: 20
'Solidarity through Difference: Rushdie’s Anti-Example in The Jaguar Smile' by Kim Sasser, provides an in-depth analysis of Salman Rushdie’s travel narrative The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey. Originally published in Symbiosis: a Journal of Anglo-American Literary Relations, this essay examines Rushdie’s exploration of solidarity in the context of Nicaraguan politics and the broader implications for transnational and cosmopolitan studies. Sasser critiques Rushdie's approach to solidarity, highlighting the complexities and contradictions in his narrative. This scholarly work is essential for readers interested in literary criticism, cultural studies, and the intersections of literature and politics.
Symbiosis 13.1
Author: Kim Sasser
Pages: 20
'Solidarity through Difference: Rushdie’s Anti-Example in The Jaguar Smile' by Kim Sasser, provides an in-depth analysis of Salman Rushdie’s travel narrative The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey. Originally published in Symbiosis: a Journal of Anglo-American Literary Relations, this essay examines Rushdie’s exploration of solidarity in the context of Nicaraguan politics and the broader implications for transnational and cosmopolitan studies. Sasser critiques Rushdie's approach to solidarity, highlighting the complexities and contradictions in his narrative. This scholarly work is essential for readers interested in literary criticism, cultural studies, and the intersections of literature and politics.
 "After the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) seized power over the Somoza dictatorship in Nicaragua in 1979, many of the revolutionaries turned to art. They painted murals on public structures such as walls, buildings, and fences which depicted their victory, documented Nicaragua’s past, and imagined its new future. Because these murals have specific and significant cultural-political value, it might be surprising that their importance extended beyond Nicaragua’s borders, that they serve as emblems of transnational solidarity. In The Murals of Revolutionary Nicaragua, 1979–1992, David Kunzle explains that many ‘“internationalists,”’ or non-national artists, gave of their time and money to travel to Nicaragua and paint these large-scale works in collaboration with local artists." |
