Aurea Mota
Author
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
What is the 'Global South' and where is it?The term 'Global South' marks a new attempt at providing order and meaning in the current global political constellation, replacing the term 'Third World'. But the term 'Global South' is fraught with many ambiguities. These eight essays explore the possible meanings of this new distinction and assess the advantages and disadvantages of adopting it. They cast a wide exploratory net, looking beyond the dominant...
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
The book brings to the English-speaking public outstanding texts of prominent Latin American & Caribbean women thinkers translated for the first time into English. All the authors address contemporary issues in the field of social sciences, humanities, literature and translation adopting a theoretical point of view. The book offers a wide-ranging discussion of the contribution of the selected thinkers to show how their contribution moves beyond 'regional/area'...
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
While the very existence of global literary studies as an institutionalised field is not yet fully established, the global turn in various disciplines in the humanities and the social sciences has been gaining traction in recent years. This book aims to contribute to the field of global literary studies with a more inclusive and decentralising approach. Specifically, it responds to a double demand: the need for expanding openness to other ways of...