Meanings of Modern Work in Nineteenth- and Twenty-First-Century German Literature and Film

Peter C. Pfeiffer

ISBN 10: 1789978521 / ISBN 13: 9781789978520

Edité par Peter Lang, Peter Lang Sep 2020, 2020

A propos de cet article

Neuware -The essays in this volume explore how the humanities can contribute to an understanding of a fundamental aspect of human life: work. This volume explores how German literature has grappled with understanding work in times of disruptive change brought about by industrialization, rapid technological advances, and globalization. It adds a cross-disciplinary perspective by including contributions from the field of film studies, on the cinematic treatment of work, and from philosophy, on the normative questions posed by changing work environments. 194 pp. Englisch.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9781789978520

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Meanings of Modern Work in Nineteenth- and Twenty-First-Century German Literature and Film
• Éditeur: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Sep 2020
• Date de parution: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1789978521
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781789978520
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 229 L x 152 H x 11 P (en millimètres) 229 millimètres de largeur par 152 millimètres de hauteur par 11 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 290 grammes

A propos de ce titre

Synopsis

The humanities can contribute to an understanding of a fundamental aspect of human life: work. This cross-disciplinary volume explores how German literature has grappled with understanding work in times of disruptive change brought about by industrialization, rapid technological advances, and globalization.

À propos de l?auteur

Peter C. Pfeiffer is Professor and Chair of the German Department at Georgetown University. His research focuses on German-language literary and cultural studies from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries, most recently with a focus on literary negotiations of economic concepts.

Nathan T. Tschepik received his degree in History from Georgetown University. He is currently completing his law degree at the University of Chicago.