Culture^2 : Theorizing Theory for the Twenty-First Century, Vol. 1

Frank Kelleter

ISBN 10: 3837657876 / ISBN 13: 9783837657876

Published by Transcript, Transcript Verlag Apr 2022, 2022

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Neuware - How to do cultural studies in the twenty-first century This essay collection is not a handbook, encyclopedia, or a »state of the field« compendium. Instead, it is a reflexive exercise in cultural studies, featuring fifteen accessible essays on a selection of critical key works published since 2000. The contributors aim to provide readers with a fresh and engaging look at recent criticism, exploring the interdisciplinary traffic of theories, methods, and ideas within the field of cultural and literary studies. This book shows how the work of Lauren Berlant, Rita Felski, Fred Moten, Anna Tsing, and others can inspire new thinking and theorizing for the twenty-first century.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Culture^2 : Theorizing Theory for the Twenty-First Century, Vol. 1
• Publisher: Transcript, Transcript Verlag Apr 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3837657876
• ISBN 13: 9783837657876
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 226W x 147H x 15D millimeters 226 millimeters width by 147 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 406 grams

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Synopsis

How to do cultural studies in the 21st century? This essay collection is not a handbook, encyclopedia, or a ""state of the field"" compendium. Instead, it is a reflexive exercise in cultural studies, featuring fifteen accessible essays on a selection of critical key works published since 2000. The contributors aim to provide readers with a fresh and engaging look at recent criticism, exploring the interdisciplinary traffic of theories, methods, and ideas within the field of cultural and literary studies. This book shows how the work of Lauren Berlant, Rita Felski, Fred Moten, Anna Tsing, and others can inspire new thinking and theorizing for the twenty-first century.

About the Author

Frank Kelleter ist Lehrstuhlinhaber für Nordamerikastudien an der Universität Göttingen. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte sind die amerikanische Kolonialzeit und Aufklärung, Theorien der amerikanischen Moderne und die amerikanische Medienkultur. Er ist Sprecher der DFG-Forschergruppe »Ästhetik und Praxis populärer Serialität«.