This study presents a critique of social constructionist identity politics, which is distinguished from specific identity-based political positions, from within and with social constructionist commitments. Gupta examines the institutionalization of social constructionist identity politics in literary studies, considering the notions of canonicity.
This study presents a critique of social constructionist identity politics, which is distinguished from specific identity-based political positions, f...
This textbook ranges from the early twentieth-century to the full array of modernisms emerging between the First and Second World Wars. The editors introduce twentieth-century debates around genre, form and content reflected in both literary and critical writing of the period, as well as differing accounts of the function of literature (aestheticist vs. didactic). They go on to examine debates around modernisms, and the various ways in which authors negotiated the departure of the modern from the past in terms of style, form, ideas and ideology. This wide-ranging volume is not only ideal...
This textbook ranges from the early twentieth-century to the full array of modernisms emerging between the First and Second World Wars. The editors in...
This critical Reader is the essential companion to any course in twentieth-century literature. Drawing upon the work of a wide range of key writers and critics, the selected extracts provide:
a literary-historical overview of the twentieth century
insight into theoretical discussions around the purpose, value and form of literature which dominated the century
closer examination of representative texts from the period, around which key critical issues might be debated.
Clearly conveying the excitement generated by twentieth-century...
This critical Reader is the essential companion to any course in twentieth-century literature. Drawing upon the work of a wide range of ke...
This is a study of conceptualizations and applications of the idea of democracy in international and transnational politics (outside the confines of constituted political states, or outside a broadly understood domestic political sphere), which uses a politically realist methodology. This study provides a critical survey of current conceptual positions assumed in this area, and tests these against specific real world events, using the invasion and occupation of Iraq by a US-UK led coalition as a case study. Several aspects of this context are examined here, with a view to discerning how...
This is a study of conceptualizations and applications of the idea of democracy in international and transnational politics (outside the confines o...
This is the first extended text-based analysis of the social and political implications of the Harry Potter phenomenon. Arguments are primarily based on close readings of the first four Harry Potter books and the first two films - in other words, a 'text-to-world' method is followed. This study does not assume that the phenomenon concerns children alone, or should be lightly dismissed as a matter of pure entertainment. The amount of money, media coverage, and ideological unease involved indicates otherwise. The first part provides a survey of responses (both of general readers and critics) to...
This is the first extended text-based analysis of the social and political implications of the Harry Potter phenomenon. Arguments are primarily based ...
This is the first extended text-based analysis of the social and political implications of the Harry Potter phenomenon. Arguments are primarily based on close readings of the first four Harry Potter books and the first two films - in other words, a 'text-to-world' method is followed. This study does not assume that the phenomenon concerns children alone, or should be lightly dismissed as a matter of pure entertainment. The amount of money, media coverage, and ideological unease involved indicates otherwise. The first part provides a survey of responses (both of general readers and critics) to...
This is the first extended text-based analysis of the social and political implications of the Harry Potter phenomenon. Arguments are primarily based ...
This book discusses the political and social presumptions ingrained in the texts of the Harry Potter series and examines the manner in which they have been received in different contexts and media. The 2ndedition also contains extensive new material which comments on the later books and examines the impact of the phenomenon across the world."
This book discusses the political and social presumptions ingrained in the texts of the Harry Potter series and examines the manner in which they have...
This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between globalization studies and literature and literary studies, and the bearing that they have on each other. It engages with the manner in which globalization is thematized in literary works; examines the relationship between globalization theory and literary theory; and discusses the impact of globalization processes on the production and reception of literary texts.
Suman Gupta argues that while literature has registered globalization processes in relevant ways, there has been a missed articulation between...
This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between globalization studies and literature and literary studies, and the bearing ...
Before, during and after the invasion of Iraq a large number of literary texts were produced, circulated and received as taking a position for or against the invasion, or as contributing political insights. This topical new book provides an in-depth survey of such texts and examines what they reveal about the condition of literature.
Before, during and after the invasion of Iraq a large number of literary texts were produced, circulated and received as taking a position for or agai...
'Contemporary Literature' is among the most popular areas of literary study but it can be a difficult one to define. This book equips readers with the necessary tools to take an analytical and systematic approach to contemporary texts. The author provides answers to some of the critical questions in the field: What makes a literary text contemporary? Is it possible to have a canon of contemporary literature? How does a reader's location affect their understanding? How do print, electronic, and audio-visual media impact upon contemporary literature? Which key concepts and themes are most...
'Contemporary Literature' is among the most popular areas of literary study but it can be a difficult one to define. This book equips readers with the...
