
Projecting American Studies
Essays on Theory, Method, and Practice
Universitätsverlag Winter
1st Edition
Published on 8. February 2018
Book
Hardback
314 pages
978-3-8253-6847-0 (ISBN)
Description
How do theories, methods, and scholarly practices shape major research projects currently underway in American Studies? In twenty original essays, the contributors to 'Projecting American Studies' interrogate their ongoing work in various interdisciplinary contexts, shedding light on contemporary Americanist practices, styles, and publics. In keeping with the original meaning of the French term 'essai', each contribution is a try, an attempt, an experiment: Several chapters employ a personal tone, others distill their arguments into condensed prose, some use non-linear formats.
All contributors openly reflect on the future of American Studies in its interchange with Literary, Cultural, and Media Studies as well as with History and Political Science. Avoiding the rhetoric of "turns" and paradigm shifts, 'Projecting American Studies' aims to replace perennial appeals to do things differently with sustainable ideas for how to do things better.
All contributors openly reflect on the future of American Studies in its interchange with Literary, Cultural, and Media Studies as well as with History and Political Science. Avoiding the rhetoric of "turns" and paradigm shifts, 'Projecting American Studies' aims to replace perennial appeals to do things differently with sustainable ideas for how to do things better.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
1 Abbildung
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Weight
469 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8253-6847-0 (9783825368470)
Schweitzer Classification