Transgression occurs when one crosses boundaries, in other words, limes of different entities. Transgressivity, in a broad sense, denotes a state of movement from one distinct position, mode, or territory to another, be it spatial, geographical, mental, spiritual, or even narrative. Key Words: Caryl Phillips, A New World Order, transgressivity, deterritorialization, reterritorialization, transcendental homelessness, rhapsody, Geocriticism “I recognise the place, I feel at home here, but I don’t belong.Ĭaryl Phillips, A New World Order Introduction Our discussion also focuses on Phillips’s distinct analyses in A New World Order to shed light on his other narratives in a geocritical context.
Our paper uses Phillips’s A New World Order (2001) in particular as a key text through this geocritical lens of transgressivity to see to what extent it functions as the author’s map legend that presents a cartographic pattern of his writing in general. Transgressivity finds echoes in Caryl Phillips’s narratives, at times in geographical forms, where a deterritorialized character crosses borders without ever gaining reterritorialization, at other times, in his fragmented narration where the reader stands at a threshold. Geocritical transgressivity, which is a multifaceted concept, may lead to a variety of interpretations at many different strata.
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