Narrating Poverty and Precarity in Britain - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3110764601 ISBN 13 : 9783110764604

Editeur : De Gruyter, 2021

Synopsis

Poverty and precarity have gained a new societal and political presence in the twenty-first century's advanced economies. This is reflected in cultural production, which this book discusses for a wide range of media and genres from the novel to reality television. With a focus on Britain, its chapters divide their attention between current representations of poverty and important earlier narratives that have retained significant relevance today.
The book's contributions discuss the representation of social suffering with attention to agencies of enunciation, ethical implications of 'voice' and 'listening', limits of narratability, the pitfalls of sensationalism, voyeurism and sentimentalism, potentials and restrictions inherent in specific representational techniques, modes and genres; cultural markets for poverty and precarity. Overall, the book suggests that analysis of poverty narratives requires an intersection of theoretical reflection and a close reading of texts.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Barbara Korte, University of Freiburg, Germany; Frédéric Regard, Sorbonne, Paris, France.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: De Gruyter
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3110764601
• ISBN 13: 9783110764604
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Éditeur: Korte Barbara, Regard Frédéric
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