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Globalization and Literature


Globalization and Literature


Themes in 20th and 21st Century Literature 1. Aufl.

von: Suman Gupta

20,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 30.04.2013
ISBN/EAN: 9780745658193
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 200

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This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between globalization studies and literature and literary studies, and the bearing that they have on each other. It engages with the manner in which globalization is thematized in literary works, examines the relationship between globalization theory and literary theory, and discusses the impact of globalization processes on the production and reception of literary texts.<br /> <p><br /> </p> <p>Suman Gupta argues that, while literature has registered globalization processes in relevant ways, there has been a missed articulation between globalization studies and literary studies. Examples are given of some of the ways in which this slippage is now being addressed and may be taken forward, taking up such themes as the manner in which anti-globalization protests and world cities have figured in literary works; the ways in which theories of postmodernism and postcolonialism, familiar in literary studies, have diverged from and converged with globalization studies; and how industries to do with the circulation of literature are becoming globalized.<br /> </p> <p><br /> </p> <p>This book is intended for university-level students and teachers, researchers, and other informed readers with an interest in the above issues, and serves as both a survey of the field and an intervention within it.</p>
<p>Acknowledgements ix</p> <p><b>1 The Nuances of Globalization 1</b></p> <p>Narrative Performance 1</p> <p>Travels of a Term 3</p> <p>Plan of this Study 10</p> <p><b>2 Movements and Protests 13</b></p> <p>Plucking a Theme 13</p> <p>Anti-Globalization Protests 14</p> <p>Peace Movements 23</p> <p>V-Day 31</p> <p><b>3 Global Cities and Cosmopolis 37</b></p> <p>Global Teens 37</p> <p>Global Cities 38</p> <p>Global City Transactions 43</p> <p>Cosmopolitan Order and Cosmopolis 48</p> <p>Virtual Cosmopolis 53</p> <p><b>4 Literary Studies and Globalization 62</b></p> <p>Literary Entanglements 62</p> <p>Turning to Literary Studies 65</p> <p>Globalization Thematized 66</p> <p>Literary Text 71</p> <p>Culture and Identity 85</p> <p><b>5 Postmodernism and Postcolonialism 97</b></p> <p>Postmodernism 97</p> <p>Postcolonialism 107</p> <p><b>6 Academic Institutional Spaces 123</b></p> <p>English Studies 123</p> <p>Comparative Literature/World Literature 136</p> <p>A Note on Translation 146</p> <p><b>7 The Globalization of Literature 151</b></p> <p>Dying Authors 151</p> <p>Literary Industries 159</p> <p>References 171</p> <p>Index 185</p>
"This is a fascinating, ambitious and very timely book that tackles one of the hottest topics in literary studies today."<br /> <b>Susan Bassnett, <i>University of Warwick</i></b> <p>"Gupta sheds a clear light on this little explored field through his comprehensive coverage of the scholarship, his multipronged approach to the topic, and his sure-footed negotiation of theoretical issues."<br /> <b>Rajeswari Sunder Rajan, <i>New York University</i></b></p> <p>"In his book, Professor Gupta examines the relationship between globalization and literature via a historical approach, notably the self/inner differentiation in English studies. It is thought-provoking, full of insight and most cogent, and well worth recommending to everyone seriously interested in this area."<br /> <b>Yue Daiyun, <i>Peking University</i></b></p>
<b>Suman Gupta</b> is Professor of Literature and Cultural History at the Open University.
This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the relationship between globalization studies and literature and literary studies, and the bearing that they have on each other. It engages with the manner in which globalization is thematized in literary works, examines the relationship between globalization theory and literary theory, and discusses the impact of globalization processes on the production and reception of literary texts.<br /> <p><br /> </p> <p>Suman Gupta argues that, while literature has registered globalization processes in relevant ways, there has been a missed articulation between globalization studies and literary studies. Examples are given of some of the ways in which this slippage is now being addressed and may be taken forward, taking up such themes as the manner in which anti-globalization protests and world cities have figured in literary works; the ways in which theories of postmodernism and postcolonialism, familiar in literary studies, have diverged from and converged with globalization studies; and how industries to do with the circulation of literature are becoming globalized.<br /> </p> <p><br /> </p> <p>This book is intended for university-level students and teachers, researchers, and other informed readers with an interest in the above issues, and serves as both a survey of the field and an intervention within it.</p>

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