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Introduction: Interrogating the Production, Circulation and Reception of ‘Difference’ in Globalized Cultures

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The eleven chapters in this volume interrogate the ways in which ‘difference’—undoubtedly a prominent element within the global flows of people and products—is narrated, whether in terms of gender, sexuality, race, language or geographical location.

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  1. University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain

    Belén Martín-Lucas

  2. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Andrea Ruthven

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Martín-Lucas, B., Ruthven, A. (2017). Introduction: Interrogating the Production, Circulation and Reception of ‘Difference’ in Globalized Cultures. In: Martín-Lucas, B., Ruthven, A. (eds) Narratives of Difference in Globalized Cultures. New Comparisons in World Literature. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62133-3_1

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