Culture and the Literary
Author | : Avishek Parui |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2022-01-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781786616012 |
ISBN-13 | : 1786616017 |
Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Culture and the Literary is a study of how cultural codes are constructed, consumed and conveyed as represented in selected works of fiction and non-fiction. Examining cultural studies as a discipline by revisiting some of its seminal figures, the book includes a study of selected literary as well as non-fictional texts. It offers a unique combination of three major theoretical frames: memory studies, thing theory, and affect studies. Drawing on fictional representations, theoretical frames and historical events, this book aims to provide a unique perspective into how culture as a phenomenon is represented, reified and re-membered in the world we inhabit today.