Global Matters: The Transnational Turn in Literary Studies
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (832 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801476070 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Great Introductory Text on Globalization in Literature" according to Aglaya. I found this text to be very helpful for understanding how globalization is affecting the study and production of English literature. The first half of the book provides a summary of all of the major theories and current controversies in the study of globalization, while the second half analyzes a number of works of contemporary fiction and how they reflect the themes of globalization. Its main strength, in my opinion, is the way in whic. "Thief" according to Bernie Mandeville. As his biography very clearly states, Paul Jay "received my MA in English from the University of California, Berkeley." That's great, but now I'd like him to give it back to me. Please.[Satire alert! Satire alert!]. Ibtisaam Natheer said yet in having a look at it I think it be useful to me as a researcher in the field of. Although I have not read it, yet in having a look at it I think it be useful to me as a researcher in the field of translation when I come to talk about translation.
Global Matters provides a concise, informative overview of theoretical, critical, and curricular issues driving the transnational turn in literary studies and how these issues have come to dominate contemporary global fiction as well. Scholars and critics focus increasingly on theorizing difference and complicating the geographical framework defining their approaches. As the pace of cultural globalization accelerates, the discipline of literary studies is undergoing dramatic transformation. At the same time, Anglophone literature is being created by a remarkably transnational, multicultural group of writers exploring many of the same concerns, including the intersecting effects of colonialism, decolonization, migration, and globalization.Paul Jay surveys these developments, highlighting key debates within literary and cultural studies about the impact of globalizat
A must-read in the fields of literary theory and political science. "Meticulous and wide-ranging enough to attract a broad readership. He is positively renewing the field of globalization." Ana Isabel Carballal, Rocky Mountain Review