Redefining Modernism and Postmodernism - Couverture souple

Toplu, Sebnem

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1443852996 ISBN 13 : 9781443852999

Editeur : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Literary and cultural studies in the late twentieth century were very much shaped by debates of modernism and postmodernism as labels for successive periods, but also for different, competing interpretations of recent cultural history. In the twenty-first century, the shock waves that were sent through the global system on political, cultural, economic, and ecological levels by terrorist attacks, regional conflicts, poverty, the financial crisis and the threat of environmental disaster raise anew the question of how and to what extent the tradition of modernity – enlightenment ideas of knowledge, ethics, and the humanizing value of philosophy and art – can be newly defined in a situation where the problematic aspects of these achievements have rightly been exposed, but where they nevertheless appear to be crucial for any responsible assessment of contemporary world culture and its future perspectives. Redefining Modernism and Postmodernism offers a collection of critical articles that resulted from the International Cultural Studies Symposium at Ege University, Izmir, Turkey in 2009. Scholars from around the world have contributed to this volume, reflecting the current perspective on modernism and postmodernism, shedding new light on literature, literary theory, philosophy, politics, religion, film and art. Providing an account on this field, this book enables readers to navigate the subject by introducing essays on transformations of modernism and postmodernism in the twenty-first century, and the debates beyond the modernism/postmodernism dichotomy.

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À propos de l'auteur

Şebnem Toplu is Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. Hubert Zapf is Professor and Chair of American Literature at Augsburg University, Germany.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1443852996
• ISBN 13: 9781443852999
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 389
• Éditeur: Toplu Sebnem, Toplu Şebnem
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible