Not Quite White (Enough): Intersecting Ethnic and Gendered Identities in Looking for Alibrandi
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https://doi.org/10.21153/pecl2007vol17no2art1196Keywords:
Looking for Alibrandi, gendered identity, multiculturalism, whiteness, racial indentityAbstract
The intersections between raced and gendered identity, treating identity-formation as a function of biological, cultural and ideological codifications that cannot be readily disentangled is assessed by an analysis of the novel 'Looking for Alibrandi.' This novel embodies this intersection of identity politics in ways that suggest that rethinking multiculturalism and whiteness also mean rethinking gender.
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