
Transnational American Studies
Udo J. Hebel(Editor)
Universitätsverlag Winter
1st Edition
Published on 30. May 2012
Book
Hardback
VIII, 644 pages
978-3-8253-6003-0 (ISBN)
Description
Transnational approaches and theories have reshaped the interdisciplinary trajectory of American Studies since the turn of the millennium. The further extension of perspectives on the United States and North America to prominently include Atlantic Studies, Hemispheric Studies, and Pacific Studies has complicated long-standing notions of 'American Studies' and problematized concepts such as nation, identity, and American exceptionalism. The collection gathers thirty original contributions to transnational American Studies from the fields of cultural studies, literature, history, politics, and media studies. Individual essays reassess the global role of the U.S. and its perceptions from within and without, discuss how transnational and comparative explorations emphasize multidirectional processes of cultural exchange and transfer, and show how paradigms of migration and cultural mobility have taken definitions and practices of American Studies beyond traditional geographical and disciplinary limits.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
18 Abbildungen
18 Abbildungen
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
874 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8253-6003-0 (9783825360030)
Schweitzer Classification