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Publication Date: 2022
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Loose Can(n)On: Literary Tradition in Daljit Nagra's "British Museum"
Green, Andrew
English in Education, v56 n1 p31-43 2022
This paper considers Daljit Nagra's engagement with concepts of canon and tradition in "British Museum" (2017). Throughout the collection, Nagra provides readers with a multifaceted insight into the ways in which a plurality of 'cultures' and 'traditions' -- literary, historical, political, religious -- inform contemporary notions of Britishness and shape his work as a writer living with the legacies of literary heritage. "British Museum," this paper argues, explores how Nagra's work relates to canons of English Literature, and how he makes sense of his own position. The discussion is framed by a consideration of what happens when we review canons of culture and their place within an increasingly diverse society. Underlying the inevitable conflicts and dislocation involved in (re-)defining traditions and cultural canons, this paper considers the ways in which Nagra identifies, through plurality, a fundamental desire for the meaningful connection of canonical culture with the diverse 21st century world.
Descriptors: English Instruction, English Literature, Museums, Authors, Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries, Poetry, Poets, Self Concept, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
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