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A Concise Companion to American Studies
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A Concise Companion to American StudiesA Companion to American Studies is an essential volume that brings together voices and scholarship from across the spectrum of American experience.
  • A collection of 22 original essays which provides an unprecedented introduction to the "new" American Studies: a comparative, transnational, postcolonial and polylingual discipline
  • Addresses a variety of subjects, from foundations and backgrounds to the field, to different theories of the “new” American Studies, and issues from globalization and technology to transnationalism and post-colonialism
  • Explores the relationship between American Studies and allied fields such as Ethnic Studies, Feminist, Queer and Latin American Studies
 
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Tags: American, Studies, Companion, theories, issues
A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory, Fifth Edition
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A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory, Fifth Edition

With new entries and sensitive edits, this fifth edition places J.A. Cuddon’s indispensable dictionary firmly in the 21st Century.

  • Written in a clear and highly readable style
  • Comprehensive historical coverage extending from ancient times to the present day
  • Broad intellectual and cultural range
  • Expands on the previous edition to incorporate the most recent  literary terminology
  • New material is particularly focused in areas such as gender studies and queer theory, post-colonial theory, post-structuralism, post-modernism, narrative theory, and cultural studies.
  • Existing entries have been edited to ensure that topics receive balanced treatment
 
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Tags: theory, Literary, studies, edition, cultural
A Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Studies
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A Handbook of Anglo-Saxon StudiesReflecting the profound impact of critical theory on the study of the humanities, this collection of original essays examines the texts and artifacts of the Anglo-Saxon period through key theoretical terms such as ‘ethnicity’ and ‘gender’.

 

  • Explores the interplay between critical theory and Anglo-Saxon studies
  • Theoretical framework will appeal to specialist scholars as well as those new to the field
  • Includes an afterword on the value of the dialogue between Anglo-Saxon studies and critical theory
 
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Tags: Anglo-Saxon, theory, critical, between, studies
A Companion to the Historical Film
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A Companion to the Historical Film

Broad in scope, this interdisciplinary collection of original scholarship on historical film features essays that explore the many facets of this expanding field and provide a platform for promising avenues of research.

  • Offers a unique collection of cutting edge research that questions the intention behind and influence of historical film
  • Essays range in scope from inclusive broad-ranging subjects such as political contexts, to focused assessments of individual films and auteurs
  • Features interdisciplinary contributions from scholars in the fields of History, Film Studies, Anthropology, and Cultural and Literary Studies
 
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Tags: Studies, historical, collection, research, interdisciplinary
A World of Others' Words: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Intertextuality
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A World of Others' Words: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on IntertextualityDrawing on his work in Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, North America, Ghana, and Fiji, linguistic anthropologist and folklorist Richard Bauman presents a series of ethnographic case studies that offer a sparkling look at intertextuality as communicative practice.
 
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Tags: intertextuality, communicative, sparkling, offer, studies