Language and the Moulding of Space
An Interdisciplinary Discussion
1st Edition
Published on 1. February 2010
Book
128 pages
978-3-941305-08-3 (ISBN)
Description
'Space' has acquired a quite astonishing presence as a category of analysis within the academic world during the past number of years, well beyond the discipline of Geography. Studies that have examined the interrelationship between language and space have, however, not been as frequent. This interdisciplinary volume brings together academics from Finland, Germany, Greece and Ireland to investigate the relationship between language and space in a number of different contexts. The authors, dealing with such diverse topics as the history of place name methodologies, the renegotiation of nomenclature and the spatial philosophy of Michel Serres, view the relationship between language and space in a multifaceted fashion that allows for cross-disciplinary dialogue and the discovery of new avenues of approach.
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Persons
Fergal Lenehan:
He received his PhD in 2009 from the University of Leipzig where he is currently teaching cultural studies at the Department of English. He is originally from Ballinasloe, Co. Galway in Ireland. His interests deal with intellectual history of the 19th and 20th century in the Irish, British and German context.
Nadine Jänicke:
She is currently completing her Ph.D. in English Literature at the University of Leipzig. Her research concentrates on the literary analysis of the discourse of globalisation, incorporating narrativity, intertextuality and spatial theory. She teaches English Literatures and cultural studies at the University of Leipzig.