Cultural Controversies in the West German Public Sphere: Aesthetic Fiction and the Creation of Social Identities

by Marcela Knapp

Book Overview

This book develops a theory of aesthetic fiction's impact on social identities. Throughout five case studies, the author develops the argument that social identities are nurtured by and may even emerge through the conflict between different aesthetic expressions. As it creates affective structures, narrative fiction enables the development and formation of political and cultural identities.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030400883
• ISBN13: 9783030400880
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 331 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"