Approaches to American Cultural Studies

ISBN-13: 9780415720854 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 262 str.

Antje Dallmann; Eva Boesenberg; Martin Klepper

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Approaches to American Cultural Studies provides an accessible yet comprehensive overview of the diverse range of subjects encompassed within American Studies, familiarising students with the history and shape of American Studies as an academic subject as well as its key theories, methods, and concepts.

Written and edited by an international team of authors based primarily in Europe, the book is divided into four thematically-organised sections. The first part delineates the evolution of American Studies over the course of the twentieth century, the second elaborates on how American Studies as a field is positioned within the wider humanities, and the third inspects and deconstructs popular tropes such as myths of the West, the self-made man, Manifest Destiny, and representations of the President of the United States. The fourth part introduces theories of society such as structuralism and deconstruction, queer and transgender theories, border and hemispheric studies, and critical race theory that are particularly influential within American Studies.

This book is supplemented by a companion website offering further material for study (www.routledge.com/cw/dallmann). Specifically designed for use on courses across Europe, it is a clear and engaging introductory text for students of American culture.

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List of contributors. Introduction Antje Dallmann, Eva Boesenberg, and Martin Klepper  Part 1: American Studies as a Discipline  1. History of American Studies Matthias Oppermann  2. The Learning and Teaching American Studies Uwe Küchler  Part 2: American Studies and Cultural Studies  3. Kulturwissenschaft, British Cultural Studies, American Cultural Studies Christina Wald  4. Visual Culture, Popular Culture Christina Meyer  5. American Studies and/as Cultural Studies Martin Klepper  Part 3: Concepts of Nation-Building in American Studies  6. The Myth of the American West, "Manifest Destiny," and the Frontier  Michael J. Prince  7. The City and the Country Dorothea Löbbermann  8. Religion and the American Difference Jan Stievermann  9. Politics and Political Institutions Marcel Hartwig  10. The Myth of the American Family Antje Dallmann  11. "From Rags to Riches" and the Self-Made Man Martin Klepper  Part 4: Theories in American Studies  12. Post-Marxism, American Studies, and Post-Capitalist Futures Jodi Melamed  13. Structuralism/Deconstruction Simon Strick  14. Psychoanalysis and Beyond Katja Schmieder  15. Social Theories in Cultural Studies Georgina Banita  16. Justice, Ethics, Violence Zusanna Ladyga  17. Feminist Criticism Justine Tally  18. Gender Studies Eva Boesenberg  19. Queer and Transgender Studies Bart Eeckhout  20. Age Studies Philipp Kneis and Antje Dallmann  21. Postcolonialism and American Studies Mita Banerjee  22. Critical Race Theory and Critical Whiteness Studies Eva Boesenberg  23. Border Studies and Hemispheric Studies Gabriele Pisarz-Ramirez. Index.