This is the first book to examine the connections between diaspora - the movement, whether forced or voluntary, of a nation or group of people from one homeland to another - and its representations in visual culture. Two foundational articles by Stuart Hall and the painter R.B. Kitaj provide points of departure for an exploration of the meanings of diaspora for cultural identity and artistic practice.
A distinguished group of contributors, who include Alan Sinfield, Irit Rogoff, and Eunice Lipton, address the rich complexity of diasporic cultures and art, but with a focus on the...
This is the first book to examine the connections between diaspora - the movement, whether forced or voluntary, of a nation or group of people from...
From its beginning, the story of Medusa has fascinated and terrified listeners and readers, for what is most compelling in this myth is Medusa's intrinsic doubleness: the woman who could turn a careless onlooker to stone has become a symbol of all that is irresistible. This is a major anthology of primary and critical material on this enigmatic figure.
From its beginning, the story of Medusa has fascinated and terrified listeners and readers, for what is most compelling in this myth is Medusa's intri...
Did people in early modern Europe have a concept of an inner self? The contributors of this book explore the complicated, nuanced, and often surprising union of history and subjectivity in Europe centuries before psychoanalytic theory. Addressing such topics as fetishes and Renaissances, the cartographic unconscious, and the topographic imaginary, these essays move beyond the strict boundaries of historicism and psychoanalysis to carve out new histories of interiority in early modern Europe.
Did people in early modern Europe have a concept of an inner self? The contributors of this book explore the complicated, nuanced, and often surprisin...
Is America a religious nation? A nation of many nations? Is there an American religion? This text is a consideration of how religion manifests itself in America today.
Is America a religious nation? A nation of many nations? Is there an American religion? This text is a consideration of how religion manifests itself ...
Based on a conference held at the Center for Literary Studies at Harvard University, this collection of essays from scholars in literature, philosophy, politics, and medicine seeks to shed new light on the wide range of ethical debates raging today; from bioethics and the ethics of political action to the ethics of reading and making distinctions between morality and ethics.
Based on a conference held at the Center for Literary Studies at Harvard University, this collection of essays from scholars in literature, philosophy...
In Cultures of Forgery, leading literary studies and cultural studies scholars examine the double meaning of the word "forge"-to create or to form, on the one hand, and to make falsely, on the other.
In Cultures of Forgery, leading literary studies and cultural studies scholars examine the double meaning of the word "forge"-to create or to...
