Following the genre's development from classical times to the present, this book shows how it has evolved and changed, yet is always centered on encounters between the self and the other and the mediation between the familiar and the foreign.
Roger Luckhurst introduces and advances the fields of cultural memory and trauma studies, tracing the ways in which ideas of trauma have become a major element in contemporary Western conceptions of the self.
This is a highly original book about the connections between historical moment, social structure, technology, communication systems, and what is said and thought using these systems -- notably literature. The author focuses on the differences between 'discourse networks' in 1800…
This is a highly original book about the connections between historical moment, social structure, technology, communication systems, and what is said and thought using these systems -- notably literature. The author focuses on the differences between 'discourse networks' in 1800…
An overview of cultural theory after postmodernism which provides a user-friendly introduction for students. Theorists assess the postmodernist project, mapping out the future terrain for a critical approach to cultural theory.
