Epimodernism

Author : Emmanuel Bouju
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783031099243

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Epimodernism by Emmanuel Bouju Pdf

Postmodernism has had its day. Are we now in the era of epimodernism? Reinterpreting the six “memos” that Italo Calvino suggested more than thirty years ago for “the new Millennium”, in this acclaimed book Emmanuel Bouju identifies six new values for literature in the twenty-first century: Superficiality, Secrecy, Energy, Acceleration, Credit, and Follow Through. Based on the principal meanings of the Ancient Greek prefix epi – surface, contact, origin, extension, duration, authority, and finality – these values represent six different ways of relating to the legacy of modernist utopias, reorienting postmodern critique and rebooting, with all due irony, its various forms of engagement and empowerment. Equal parts cultural criticism and literary creation, this highly original essay both enacts and explores the epimodern turn in contemporary European literature. Rigorous and humorous, provocative and playful, Epimodernism helps us to understand what literature can describe, imagine, and invent in our challenging times.

Author : David Rudrum,Nicholas Stavris
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501306884

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Supplanting the Postmodern by David Rudrum,Nicholas Stavris Pdf

For more than a decade now a steadily growing chorus of voices has announced that the 'postmodern' literature, art, thought and culture of the late 20th century have come to an end. At the same time as this, the early years of the 21st century have seen a stream of critical formulations proclaiming a successor to postmodernism. Intriguing and exciting new terms such as 'remodernism', 'performatism', 'hypermodernism', 'automodernism”, 'renewalism', 'altermodernism', 'digimodernism' and 'metamodernism' have been coined, proposed and debated as terms for what comes after the postmodern. Supplanting the Postmodern is the first anthology to collect the key writings in these debates in one place. The book is divided into two parts: the first, 'The Sense of an Ending', presents a range of positions in the debate around the demise of the postmodern; the second, 'Coming to Terms with the New', presents representative writings from the new '–isms' mentioned above. Each of the entries is prefaced by a brief introduction by the editors, in which they outline its central ideas, point out the similarities and/or differences from other positions found in the anthology, and suggest possible strengths and limitations to the insights presented in each piece.

Author : Alison James,Akihiro Kubo,Françoise Lavocat
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 815 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781000993363

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The Routledge Handbook of Fiction and Belief by Alison James,Akihiro Kubo,Françoise Lavocat Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Fiction and Belief offers a fresh reevaluation of the relationship between fiction and belief, surveying key debates and perspectives from a range of disciplines including narrative and cultural studies, science, religion, and politics. This volume draws on global, cutting edge research and theory to investigate the historically variable understandings of fictionality, and allows readers to grasp the role of fictions in our understanding of the world. This interdisciplinary approach provides a thorough introduction to the fundamental themes of: Theoretical and Philosophical Perspectives on Fiction Fiction, Fact, and Science Social Effects and Uses of Fiction Fiction and Politics Fiction and Religion Questioning how fictions in fact shape, mediate or distort our beliefs about the real world, essays in this volume outline the state of theoretical debates from the perspectives of literary theory, philosophy, sociology, religious studies, history, and the cognitive sciences. It aims to take stock of the real or supposed effects that fiction has on the world, and to offer a wide-reaching reflection on the implications of belief in fictions in the so-called “post-truth” era.

Author : Judith Devlin,John Paul Newman,Maria Falina
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781838609924

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World War I in Central and Eastern Europe by Judith Devlin,John Paul Newman,Maria Falina Pdf

In the English language World War I has largely been analysed and understood through the lens of the Western Front. This book addresses this imbalance by examining the war in Eastern and Central Europe. The historiography of the war in the West has increasingly focused on the experience of ordinary soldiers and civilians, the relationships between them and the impact of war at the time and subsequently. This book takes up these themes and, engaging with the approaches and conclusions of historians of the Western front, examines wartime experiences and the memory of war in the East. Analysing soldiers' letters and diaries to discover the nature and impact of displacement and refugee status on memory, this volume offers a basis for comparison between experiences in these two areas. It also provides material for intra-regional comparisons that are still missing from the current research. Was the war in the East wholly 'other'? Were soldiers in this region as alienated as those in the West? Did they see themselves as citizens and was there continuity between their pre-war or civilian and military identities? And if, in the Eastern context, these identities were fundamentally challenged, was it the experience of war itself or its consequences (in the shape of imprisonment and displacement, and changing borders) that mattered most? How did soldiers and citizens in this region experience and react to the traumas and upheavals of war and with what consequences for the post-war era? In seeking to answer these questions and others, this volume significantly adds to our understanding of World War I as experienced in Central and Eastern Europe.

Author : Glenn Dynner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199988518

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Yankel's Tavern by Glenn Dynner Pdf

In Yankel's Tavern, Glenn Dynner investigates the role of Jews in tavern-keeping in the Kingdom of Poland between 1815 and the uprising of 1863-4 and its aftermath.

Author : M. Owen Lee
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781442692954

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Wagner and the Wonder of Art by M. Owen Lee Pdf

Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger has always called forth superlatives from those who have fallen under its spell. Toscanini wanted to lay his baton down for the last time only after he had conducted a performance of it. Paderewski called it 'the greatest work of genius ever achieved by any artist in any field of human endeavour.' H.L. Mencken declared, 'It took more skill to plan and write it than it took to plan and write the whole canon of Shakespeare.' And yet Wagner's many-splendoured comedy has come under severe criticism in recent years for what has been called its 'dark underside,' its 'fascist brutality,' and its 'ugly anti-Semitism.' In Wagner and the Wonder of Art, renowned opera expert M. Owen Lee addresses that criticism. He also provides an introduction to the opera and an analysis that will surprise even those veteran operagoers who may not have explored the work's intricate structure and the emotional drama at its centre. The book includes the on-air commentary that Father Lee gave during the first radio broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera after the events of 9/11. He thought it necessary, after attempting to refute the charges leveled against Wagner's opera, to say something about its truthfulness, its life-affirming music, its insight into the madness that can destroy human lives, and its witness to the importance of art for the survival of our civilizations.

Author : Zhou Xuelin
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9622098495

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Young Rebels in Contemporary Chinese Cinema by Zhou Xuelin Pdf

In the 1980s, a new type of central character emerged in contemporary Chinese films - angry and alienated youth. Filmmakers treated youth as a separate category and showed them in urban situations behaving in unconventional and socially rebellious ways. Young Rebels in Contemporary Chinese Cinema looks for evidence in films that exemplify this trend.

Author : Mark Strom,Lee Rankin
Publisher : Sterling Publishing (NY)
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0806903961

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Woodworking Projects for the Kitchen by Mark Strom,Lee Rankin Pdf

Presents instructions for making a variety of wooden items for the kitchen. The projects, for woodworkers of all levels of experience, include a knife block, a utensil holder and a chopping board.

Author : Paul Falcone
Publisher : HarperCollins Leadership
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400230075

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Workplace Ethics by Paul Falcone Pdf

LEARN TO NAVIGATE COMPLEX EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT ETHICAL CHALLENGES Paul Falcone, author of 101 Difficult Conversations to Have with Employees, teaches you the leadership principles that cultivate an ethical workplace and legally protect your company. Ethical challenges ranging from designing a diversity and inclusion strategy to creating a process for handling harassment allegations or establishing an employee discipline or termination process can overwhelm even senior leaders. This quick-guide walks you through these and many more critical ethical challenges you’ll face when managing a team and workplace. Workplace Ethics provides solutions for: Facing common ethical challenges in the workplace and offers quick pointers to help you navigate those situations. Understanding The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 affects your team and meeting SOX obligations. Educating employees how they can foster an ethical work environment at any level. Identifying failing diversity and inclusion initiatives and how to fix them. Mastering the tools needed to ethically manage your team and legally protect the company. This quick-guide will help you cement your reputation as a selfless and emotionally intelligent leader who sets high expectations and achieves exceptional results.

Author : Robert M. Drake
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781449485351

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Black Butterfly by Robert M. Drake Pdf

This book is a collection of memories and experiences Drake lived after the death of one of his brothers. He promised he would write him a few words after he failed to complete the task while his brother was alive. This book is everything… this book is for all who are breathing and for all who are no longer here. This book is for you.

Author : Erin Hanson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-02
Category : Australian poetry
ISBN : 9781326060800

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Voyage - The Poetic Underground #2 by Erin Hanson Pdf

Book 2 of poems by Erin Hanson (thepoeticunderground.com) including poems written from January 2014 - November 2014

Author : Troy McConachy
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783099344

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Developing Intercultural Perspectives on Language Use by Troy McConachy Pdf

Many language teachers recognise the importance of integrating intercultural learning into language learning, but how this can be best achieved is not always apparent. This is particularly the case in foreign language learning contexts where teachers are working with a prescribed textbook and opportunities to use the language outside the classroom are limited. This book argues that teachers can work creatively with conventional resources and utilise classroom experiences in order to help learners interpret aspects of communication in insightful ways and develop awareness of the influence of cultural assumptions and values on language use. The book provides extensive analysis of a range of classroom interactions to demonstrate how teachers and learners can work together to construct opportunities for intercultural learning through reflection on pragmatics.

Author : Ogden Nash
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Poetry
ISBN : OCLC:255022862

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The Cruise of the Aardvark by Ogden Nash Pdf

Author : Claire Kramsch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108835862

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Language as Symbolic Power by Claire Kramsch Pdf

Kramsch combines insights from linguistics, anthropology and sociology to show how language represents and constructs social reality.

Author : Simon Glendinning
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780429017315

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Europe: A Philosophical History, Part 1 by Simon Glendinning Pdf

Europe is inseparable from its history. That history has been extensively studied in terms of its political history, its economic history, its religious history, its literary and cultural history, and so on. Could there be a distinctively philosophical history of Europe? Not a history of philosophy in Europe, but a history of Europe that focuses on what, in its history and identity, ties it to philosophy. In the two volumes of Europe: A Philosophical History - The Promise of Modernity and Beyond Modernity - Simon Glendinning takes up this question, telling the story of Europe’s history as a philosophical history. In Part 1, The Promise of Modernity, Glendinning examines the conception of Europe that links it to ideas of rational Enlightenment and modernity. Tracking this self-understanding as it unfolds in the writings of Kant, Hegel and Marx, Glendinning explores the transition in Europe from a conception of its modernity that was philosophical and religious to one which was philosophical and scientific. While this transition profoundly altered Europe’s own history, Glendinning shows how its self-confident core remained intact in this development. But not for long. This volume ends with an examination of the abrupt shattering of this confidence brought on by the first world-wide war of European origin – and the imminence of a second. The promise of modernity was in ruins. Nothing, for Europe, would ever be the same again.