Writing the Global Riot: Literature in a Time of Crisis

by Bayeh

The history of the modern riot parallels the development of the modern novel and the modern lyric. Yet there has been no sustained attempt to trace or theorize the various ways writers over time and in different contexts have shaped cultural perceptions of the riot as a distinctive form of political and social expression. Through a focus on questions of voice, massing, and mediation, this collection is the first cross-cultural study of the interrelatedness...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192862596
• ISBN13: 9780192862594
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"