Engagements with Hybridity in Literature
An Introduction
Seiten
2023
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-21711-6 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-21711-6 (ISBN)
Engagements with Hybridity in Literature: An Introduction is a textbook especially for undergraduate and graduate students of literature. It discusses the different dimensions of the notion of hybridity in theory and practice, introducing the use and relevance of the concept in literary studies. As a structured and up-to-date source for both instructors and learners, it provides a fascinating selection of materials and approaches.
The book examines the concept of hybridity, offers a historical overview of the term and its critique, and draws upon the key ideas, trends, and voices in the field. It critically engages with the theoretical, intellectual, and literary discussions of the concept from the time of colonialism to the postmodern era and beyond. The book enables students to develop critical thinking through engaging them in case studies addressing a diverse selection of literary texts from various genres and cultures that open up new perspectives and opportunities for analysis.
Each chapter offers a specific theoretical background and close readings of hybridity in literary texts. To improve the students’ analytical skills and knowledge of hybridity, each chapter includes relevant tasks, questions, and additional reference materials.
The book examines the concept of hybridity, offers a historical overview of the term and its critique, and draws upon the key ideas, trends, and voices in the field. It critically engages with the theoretical, intellectual, and literary discussions of the concept from the time of colonialism to the postmodern era and beyond. The book enables students to develop critical thinking through engaging them in case studies addressing a diverse selection of literary texts from various genres and cultures that open up new perspectives and opportunities for analysis.
Each chapter offers a specific theoretical background and close readings of hybridity in literary texts. To improve the students’ analytical skills and knowledge of hybridity, each chapter includes relevant tasks, questions, and additional reference materials.
Joel Kuortti is Head of Department and Professor of English at the University of Turku, Finland. Jopi Nyman is Professor of English at the University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu Campus, Finland. Mehdi Ghasemi is Senior Researcher at the University of Tampere, Finland, and Adjunct Professor of English at the University of Turku, Finland.
Introduction: Theorizing Hybridity and How to Put It into Critical Practice
Joel Kuortti
Chapter 1: Hybridity: Crossing Boundaries and Borders
Jopi Nyman
Chapter 2: Race, Ethnicity, Migration, and Hybridity
Jopi Nyman
Chapter 3: Hybridity in Postcolonial Literary Contexts
Joel Kuortti
Chapter 4: Echoes of Hybridity in Postmodern Literature
Mehdi Ghasemi
Coda: Critique of Hybridity – Whither Hybridity?
Mehdi Ghasemi
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.10.2023 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 453 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-21711-1 / 1032217111 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-21711-6 / 9781032217116 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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