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(0)Mita Banerjee
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Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Situated at the intersection between medical humanities, aging studies, autobiographical studies, disability studies and ethic studies, this book explores the fascination of centenarians' autobiographies for humanites research. It can be argued that the growing presence of centenarians' autobiographies on book markets across the globe may by rooted in the public's desire for positive images of aging, in contrast to the image of inevitable decay.
Publisher
transcript Verlag
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Der Tod und die Toten spielen eine gesellschaftspolitisch und kulturtheoretisch zentrale Rolle. Man kann mit den Toten Politik machen, sie können aber auch selbst als Teil von Politik und Gesellschaft begriffen werden. Debatten hierüber reichen von der Erinnerungs- bis zur Begräbnispolitik und berühren auch den Umgang mit toten Geflüchteten sowie mit den Toten revolutionärer Bewegungen. Die Beitragenden aus Literaturwissenschaft und Politischer...
Publisher
transcript Verlag
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
In the early twenty-first century, the concept of citizenship is more contested than ever. As refugees set out to cross the Mediterranean, European nation-states refer to »cultural integrity« and »immigrant inassimilability,« revealing citizenship to be much more than a legal concept. The contributors to this volume take an interdisciplinary approach to considering how cultures of citizenship are being envisioned and interrogated in literary and...
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
With a Foreword by Vijay Prashad and an Afterword by Gary OkihiroHow might we understand yellowface performances by African Americans in 1930s swing adaptations of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, Paul Robeson's support of Asian and Asian American struggles, or the absorption of hip hop by Asian American youth culture?AfroAsian Encounters is the first anthology to look at the mutual influence of and relationships between members of the African and...
Publisher
transcript Verlag
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
This new go-to reference book for global melodrama assembles contributions by experts from a wide range of disciplines, including cultural studies, film and media studies, gender and queer studies, political science, and postcolonial studies. The melodramas covered in this volume range from early 20th century silent movies to contemporary films, from independent ›arthouse‹ productions to Hollywood blockbusters. The comprehensive overview of global...