The Doppelg?nger in our Time; Visions of Alterity in Literature, Visual Culture, and New Media

ISBN-13: 9781800793613 / Angielski

Alia Soliman

Opis

What does the doppelgänger look like today? This book explores interpretations of the figure of the double in the work of modern and postmodern writers and artists, revealing its shift towards representations of the self as simulacrum and celebrations of the potential of alterity.

O autorze

Alia Soliman holds an MA in Comparative Literature from the American University in Cairo and a PhD in Cultural Studies from the Centre of Multidisciplinary and Intercultural Inquiry at University College London. She is a lecturer of Visual and Cultural Studies at New York University Abu Dhabi.