Rebuilding the Profession (Hardcover)

Prof. Dr. Victor Neumann

ISBN 10: 3847110934 / ISBN 13: 9783847110934

Published by V&R unipress GmbH, Gottingen, 2020

Hardcover. This volume is meant to be a retrospective look at the field of Comparative Literature as it has developed in the past two decades, as well as a reflection on its future direction if it is to remain relevant (and innovative) as a field of study. From its inception in the second half of the twentieth century, Comparative Literature in the US has been conceived as a cross-disciplinary, cross-national, and crosscultural enterprise that brings together theoretical developments in the Humanities and Social Sciences to reflect on the most important intellectual and cultural trends from a comparative perspective through the lens of literary studies. Most of the founders of Comparative Literature were distinguished European scholars who sought a safe haven from the ravages of World War II and its aftermath and who, understandably focused on the Western literary, intellectual and cultural tradition, which at the time was in danger of being annihilated by the onslaught of Fascism and Communism. With the advent of the age of globalization the field of Comparative Literature has become increasingly diverse and must, therefore, be reoriented and recognized accordingly. How has the discipline of Comparative Literature developed in the last two decades? In what way does it differ from the recent configurations of literary studies? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9783847110934

Synopsis:

This volume is meant to be a retrospective look at the field of Comparative Literature as it has developed in the past two decades, as well as a reflection on its future direction if it is to remain relevant (and innovative) as a field of study. From its inception in the second half of the twentieth century, Comparative Literature in the US has been conceived as a cross-disciplinary, cross-national, and crosscultural enterprise that brings together theoretical developments in the Humanitie and Social Sciences to reflect on the most important intellectual and cultural trends from a comparative perspective through the lens of literary studies. Most of the founders of Comparative Literature were distinguished European scholars who sought a safe haven from the ravages of World War II and its aftermath and who, understandably focused on the Western literary, intellectual and cultural tradition, which at the time was in danger of being annihilated by the onslaught of Fascism and Communism. With the advent of the age of globalization the field of Comparative Literature has become increasingly diverse and must, therefore, be reoriented and recognized accordingly.

About the Author: Prof Dr Dorothy Figueira is a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Georgia, USA. Furthermore she is an Honorary President of the International Comparative Literature Association. She also has been a Visiting Professor at numerous universities, i.a. the University Lille, France, Jadavpur University, India, Tartu University, Estonia and the Jagellonian University, Poland.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Rebuilding the Profession (Hardcover)
Publisher: V&R unipress GmbH, Gottingen
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new
Edition: 1st Edition