Alice Munro’s Who Do You Think You Are? as Cultural Moment: Colonial Culture Turned Inside Out

Sixties (Twentieth century decade) 60s (Twentieth century decade) 1960s Fifties (Twentieth century decade) 50s (Twentieth century decade) 1950s Conation Volition Cetanā Rose Rosa Modernism Sarcasm Article Cultural sociology Culture--Social aspects Sociology of culture Ethology

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Christine Lorre-Johnston, « Alice Munro’s Who Do You Think You Are? as Cultural Moment: Colonial Culture Turned Inside Out », Commonwealth Essays and Studies, ID : 10.4000/ces.5243

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Who Do You Think You Are? is inscribed in a cultural and literary context where the colonial heritage uncomfortably straddles two major cultural moments: modernism in the 1950s, and, in the 1960s and 70s, the counter-culture that originated in the United States. Considering “The Beggar Maid” and “Mischief” as pivotal sections of the narrative, this article will examine how this double cultural encounter is a source of confusion and irony for Rose, the central character. This is reflected in the way a number of iconic cultural objects are perceived, and turned inside out.

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