New Perspectives on Imagology

With this volume, the editors Katharina Edtstadler, Sandra Folie, and Gianna Zocco propose an extension of the traditional conception of imagology as a theory and method for studying the cultural construction and literary representation of national, usually European characters. Consisting of an instructive introduction and 21 articles, the book relates this sub-field of comparative literature to contemporary political developments and enriches it with new interdisciplinary, transnational, intersectional, and intermedial perspectives. The contributions offer 1] a reconsideration and update of the field's methods, genres, and theoretical frames; 2] trans-/post-national, migratory, and marginalized perspectives beyond the European nation-state; 3] insights into geopolitical dichotomies such as Orient/Occident; 4] intersectional approaches considering the entanglements of national images with notions of age, class, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity/race; 5] investigations of the role of national images in visual narratives and music.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004450122
• ISBN13: 9789004450127
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 1.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"