American communities: between the popular and the political

Given the political relevance of the topic of community and the apparent volatility of its meanings, it is necessary to take time and create spaces for contemplation. How can theories of community be usefully applied to various forms of cultural Production? How do notions of communitas affect repres...

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Körperschaft: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag (Verlag)
Weitere Verfasser: Etter, Lukas (HerausgeberIn), Straub, Julia (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Tübingen Narr Francke Attempto 2017
Schriftenreihe:Swiss papers in English language and literature volume 35
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Zusammenfassung:Given the political relevance of the topic of community and the apparent volatility of its meanings, it is necessary to take time and create spaces for contemplation. How can theories of community be usefully applied to various forms of cultural Production? How do notions of communitas affect representations as well as critiques of society and social developments? Based on a selection of papers given at the biennial Conference of the Swiss Association for North American Studies in late 2016, this collection approaches discourses on literary texts and other cultural Products from such angles as age studies, popular seriality, sustainability, and ecocriticism
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:250 Seiten
22 cm x 15 cm
ISBN:9783823381518
978-3-8233-8151-8