On the Move: Mobilities in English Language and Literature

"All the world seems to be on the move." So began Sheller and Urry's declaration of a 'new mobilities paradigm' , a critique of what they called the sedentarism of contemporary social theory. In linguistic, literary and cultural studies, mobility and movement have been recei...

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Other Authors: Kern-Stähler, Annette (Editor), Britain, David (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:German
Published: Tübingen Gunter Narr Verlag 2012
Edition:[1. Auflage]
Series:Swiss Papers in English Language and Literature (SPELL) 27
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Online Access:DE-12
DE-384
DE-739
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Summary:"All the world seems to be on the move." So began Sheller and Urry's declaration of a 'new mobilities paradigm' , a critique of what they called the sedentarism of contemporary social theory. In linguistic, literary and cultural studies, mobility and movement have been receiving increasing critical attention for at least two decades. English on the Move: Mobilities in Literature and Language seeks to harness some of this critique to explore how mobilities, both mundane and dramatic, are represented, narrated, performed and negotiated in literature and discourse, as well as the repercussions and consequences of mobility on language and dialect
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (171 Seiten)
ISBN:9783823377399
DOI:10.2357/9783823377399

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