Narrating the Transmodern Fracture in Teju Cole’s Every Day Is for the Thief

This paper examines the novella Every Day Is for the Thief (Teju Cole, 2007/2014) as exemplary of the transmodern turn in literature and, specifically, of what Rosa María Rodríguez Magda has termed “narratives of fracture” (2019). It explores the theoretical shift ushered in by Transmodernity and th...

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Autor: Villamarín Freire, Sara
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Transmodernity
Postmillennial literature
Travelogue
Narratives of fracture
Teju Cole
Every Day Is for the Thief
Globalization
Transnational networks
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spelling Narrating the Transmodern Fracture in Teju Cole’s Every Day Is for the ThiefVillamarín Freire, SaraTransmodernityPostmillennial literatureTravelogueNarratives of fractureTeju ColeEvery Day Is for the ThiefGlobalizationTransnational networks6202 Teoría, análisis y crítica literarias620201 Crítica de textos620202 Análisis literario620205 RetóricaThis paper examines the novella Every Day Is for the Thief (Teju Cole, 2007/2014) as exemplary of the transmodern turn in literature and, specifically, of what Rosa María Rodríguez Magda has termed “narratives of fracture” (2019). It explores the theoretical shift ushered in by Transmodernity and the repercussions this may have for texts like Cole’s –literary works that address the shortcomings of the Eurocentric world-system and scrutinize the implications of globalization for paramodern cultures– using Enrique Dussel’s terminology (2012). By focusing on the text’s approach to genre and intermediality, conflicted narrative voice, and depiction of transnational fluxes, I seek to chart the ways in which the narrative exposes and undermines Western epistemic domination, while pushing new ways of seeing and thinking aligned with the transmodern paradigm.Servicio de Publicaciones Universidad de MurciaUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Filoloxía Inglesa e Alemá20252025-01-0120252025-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10347/45316reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2© Servicio de Publicaciones. Universidad de Murcia. Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/453162026-06-15T12:47:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Narrating the Transmodern Fracture in Teju Cole’s Every Day Is for the Thief
title Narrating the Transmodern Fracture in Teju Cole’s Every Day Is for the Thief
spellingShingle Narrating the Transmodern Fracture in Teju Cole’s Every Day Is for the Thief
Villamarín Freire, Sara
Transmodernity
Postmillennial literature
Travelogue
Narratives of fracture
Teju Cole
Every Day Is for the Thief
Globalization
Transnational networks
6202 Teoría, análisis y crítica literarias
620201 Crítica de textos
620202 Análisis literario
620205 Retórica
title_short Narrating the Transmodern Fracture in Teju Cole’s Every Day Is for the Thief
title_full Narrating the Transmodern Fracture in Teju Cole’s Every Day Is for the Thief
title_fullStr Narrating the Transmodern Fracture in Teju Cole’s Every Day Is for the Thief
title_full_unstemmed Narrating the Transmodern Fracture in Teju Cole’s Every Day Is for the Thief
title_sort Narrating the Transmodern Fracture in Teju Cole’s Every Day Is for the Thief
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Villamarín Freire, Sara
author Villamarín Freire, Sara
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Transmodernity
Postmillennial literature
Travelogue
Narratives of fracture
Teju Cole
Every Day Is for the Thief
Globalization
Transnational networks
6202 Teoría, análisis y crítica literarias
620201 Crítica de textos
620202 Análisis literario
620205 Retórica
topic Transmodernity
Postmillennial literature
Travelogue
Narratives of fracture
Teju Cole
Every Day Is for the Thief
Globalization
Transnational networks
6202 Teoría, análisis y crítica literarias
620201 Crítica de textos
620202 Análisis literario
620205 Retórica
description This paper examines the novella Every Day Is for the Thief (Teju Cole, 2007/2014) as exemplary of the transmodern turn in literature and, specifically, of what Rosa María Rodríguez Magda has termed “narratives of fracture” (2019). It explores the theoretical shift ushered in by Transmodernity and the repercussions this may have for texts like Cole’s –literary works that address the shortcomings of the Eurocentric world-system and scrutinize the implications of globalization for paramodern cultures– using Enrique Dussel’s terminology (2012). By focusing on the text’s approach to genre and intermediality, conflicted narrative voice, and depiction of transnational fluxes, I seek to chart the ways in which the narrative exposes and undermines Western epistemic domination, while pushing new ways of seeing and thinking aligned with the transmodern paradigm.
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