TY - BOOK
T1 - Futures of comparative literature
T2 - ACLA state of the discipline report
AU - Heise, Ursula K.
AU - Andrew, Dudley
AU - Beecroft, Alexander
AU - Berman, Jessica
AU - Damrosch, David
AU - De Ferrari, Guillermina
AU - Domínguez, César
AU - Harlow, Barbara
AU - Hayot, Eric
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 selection and editorial matter Ursula K. Heise.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - Futures of Comparative Literature is a cutting-edge report on the state of the discipline in Comparative Literature. Offering a broad spectrum of viewpoints from all career stages, a variety of different institutions, and many language backgrounds, this collection is fully global and diverse. The book includes previously unpublished interviews with key figures in the discipline as well as a range of different essays - short pieces on key topics and longer, in-depth pieces. It is divided into seven sections: Futures of Comparative Literature; Theories, Histories, Methods; Worlds; Areas and Regions; Languages, Vernaculars, Translations; Media; Beyond the Human; and contains over 50 essays on topics such as: Queer Reading; Human Rights; Fundamentalism; Untranslatability; Big Data; Environmental Humanities. It also includes current facts and figures from the American Comparative Literature Association as well as a very useful general introduction, situating and introducing the material. Curated by an expert editorial team, this book captures what is at stake in the study of Comparative Literature today.
AB - Futures of Comparative Literature is a cutting-edge report on the state of the discipline in Comparative Literature. Offering a broad spectrum of viewpoints from all career stages, a variety of different institutions, and many language backgrounds, this collection is fully global and diverse. The book includes previously unpublished interviews with key figures in the discipline as well as a range of different essays - short pieces on key topics and longer, in-depth pieces. It is divided into seven sections: Futures of Comparative Literature; Theories, Histories, Methods; Worlds; Areas and Regions; Languages, Vernaculars, Translations; Media; Beyond the Human; and contains over 50 essays on topics such as: Queer Reading; Human Rights; Fundamentalism; Untranslatability; Big Data; Environmental Humanities. It also includes current facts and figures from the American Comparative Literature Association as well as a very useful general introduction, situating and introducing the material. Curated by an expert editorial team, this book captures what is at stake in the study of Comparative Literature today.
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U2 - 10.4324/9781315227405
DO - 10.4324/9781315227405
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:85025609629
SN - 9781138293335
BT - Futures of comparative literature
PB - Taylor and Francis
ER -