peter lang jul 2018 (217 risultati)

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book represents an attempt to explain the manner in which values are attached to memory. The author examines that when the fundamental values of a civilisation are attached to the individual¿s memory, they can never be forgotten or erased, irrespective of how violent or subtle the means used for this purpose might be. The essay investigates why some people who have been educated in a foreign culture and who are, well-integrated, suddenly return to the fundamental values of their culture of origin and, in some cases, they violently turn against their foster civilization. 128 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This study aims at examining the contemporary stage adaptations of «Othello» by the four noteworthy contemporary playwrights Ann Marie MacDonald, Djanet Sears, Paula Vogel and Toni Morrison, while discussing their plays both within and outside the framework of Adaptation Studies. Drawing on postcolonial and feminist theories along with psychoanalytical theories and theories of adaptation, this book explores the adaptive levels, contexts and strategies of the four women playwrights in revising «Othello». The anxiety of canonization that the contemporary women playwrights experience, is also addressed as an issue parallel to their authorial relations with Shakespeare. In the hands of contemporary women playwrights, «Othello» thematically makes a call for new contemporary women¿s perspectives and technically provides an everlasting space for further feminist adaptations, already becoming a signifier of the signification process itself. 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Teaching the Struggle for Civil Rights, 1948¿1976 will provide readers with critical content knowledge of lesser known figures and events in the 20th century Civil Rights Movement. As the initial volume in the Teaching Critical Themes in American History series, the book will also fulfill the aim of the series, which is to provide teachers with history content, pedagogical strategies, and teaching resources organized around key themes in American history and critical topics on which they might want to concentrate.In Teaching the Struggle for Civil Rights, 1948¿1976, traditional civil rights narratives are expanded through the use of an intersectional lens within historical analysis essays that provide additional context to the larger civil rights movements of the period. The pedagogical issues essays focus on common concerns and disputes that often surround the teaching of civil rights. Lesson plans and related resources addressing the topics highlighted by chapter authors are also included in the book. Social studies and history methods professors and curriculum coordinators will find the book helpful for introducing the teaching of civil rights movements. Pre-service and in-service educators can use the lesson plans and resources as models for their own units of study.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 228 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Critical Language Pedagogy: Interrogating Language, Dialects, and Power in Teacher Education demonstrates how critical approaches to language and dialects are an essential part of social justice work in literacy education. The text details the largest and most comprehensive study ever conducted on teachers¿ language beliefs and learning about dialects, power, and identity. It describes the experiences of over 300 pre- and in-service teachers from across the United States who participated in a course on how to enact Critical Language Pedagogy in their English classrooms.Through detailed analyses and descriptions, the authors demonstrate how the course changed teachers¿ beliefs about language, literacy, and their students. The book also presents information about the effectiveness of the mini-course, variations in the responses of teachers from different regions of the United States, and the varying language beliefs of teachers of color and White teachers. The authors present the entire mini-course so that readers can incorporate it into their own classes, making the book practical as well as informative for teachers, teacher educators, and educational researchers.Critical Language Pedagogy: Interrogating Language, Dialects, and Power in Teacher Education provides a much-needed theoretical explanation of Critical Language Pedagogy and, just as importantly, a detailed description of teacher learning and a Critical Language Pedagogy curriculum that readers can use in K-12, college, and teacher education classrooms.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 200 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book discusses silence as a state born either by trauma-inflicted muteness or deliberate abstinence from speech focusing on the mute(d) characters, the nonverbal forms of communication and textual ellipses in Jerzy Kosinski¿s «The Painted Bird» and Ken Kesey¿s «One Flew over the Cuckoös Nest». Using a methodological approach based on the close reading of the novels, the work proposes that Kosinski and Kesey disrupt the conventional equation of power with speech and present silence as a valiant mode of resistance too. It also explores how the trope of muteness functions as an implicit strategy for the investigation of language itself, its power to create meaning, to control and eventually¿ silence. 112 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book presents a morphosyntactic account of vowel length in contemporary Czech. The present approach is strictly decompositional on both the phonological and the morphosyntactic side. It assumes prosodic affixes in contemporary Czech. The focus is on prosodic affixes which realize morphosyntactic parts of diminutives and hypocoristics. 128 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Supporters of European integration have always argued that it has brought peace. Yet no scientific study has ever developed a critical approach to such a claim. To remedy this surprising deficiency, the author builds a typology that will help to distinguish the two main opposing approaches to this question: that of the Europeanists and that of the Eurosceptics. The dialectical confrontation between these two approaches is the red thread of the book. Taken up in each of the chapters, it provides a synthetic point of view aimed at overcoming this opposition. The author shows that the contribution of the European construction to peace lies in the nuances, thus distinguishing itself from the irenical slogans of the Europeanists while dismantling the arguments of the Eurosceptics. He concludes that the EU will never be able to prevent extremist and belligerent tendencies among the European states and/or peoples. It can, however, limit the damage those tendencies could cause through the rules and institutions which the Member States have committed to respecting.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 174 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Visual images and imagery, optical metaphors and iconic quotations are common features in the literary work of Antonio Tabucchi, along with references to the world of painting, photography, and cinema. This book explores the «iconic temptation» of the Italian author, pointing out his visual strategies of representation and poetic thought. By focusing on the visual intertextuality of his fiction, it discusses questions of style and content whilst also emphasizing the role of images as a privileged means of narrative knowledge and philosophical insight. Drawing on the visual studies and on postmodernist theory and criticism, this study offers a comprehensive inquiry into the visual poetics of one of Europe¿s most innovative writers. 170 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -La question fondamentale que chacun(e) se pose est comment donner sens à sa vie. Pour le jeune, le problème est crucial. Il y a tant à comprendre, tant à choisir. Pixie, gamine un peu excentrique, pleine de fantaisies qui amuseront le lecteur, en prend progressivement conscience comme le jeune public auquel ses aventures sont destinées. Pixie est pleine de vitalité et surtout, possède un atout capital : elle est curieuse de tout et veut comprendre le monde qui l¿entoure.Ce livre pourrait être considéré comme l¿oeuvre centrale de Matthew Lipman car il y livre très clairement et très pédagogiquement son extraordinaire conception de l¿éducation, y compris pour les enseignants qüil aide dans leur démarche novatrice.C¿est le tourbillon de la vie quotidienne vu par des enfants de 9-10 ans pleins du désir de grandir.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 420 pp. Französisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -In times of extreme cascading global crises facing humanity, all responsible humans need to re-evaluate the dominant worldview that has brought us to this point of facing extinction. As a species we need to relearn the 'good' ways from our greatest allies in Nature and from Indigenous cultures that lived in relative harmony with Nature. Equally, we need to learn the best ways to think critically and act on the holistic understanding that may guide us beyond our individual and collective trance and illusions cast forth like chains upon modern societies through elites who manipulate fear.Fearless Engagement of Four Arrows offers a unique strong 'medicine' for the reconstruction of a healthy, sane, and sustainable future for all. Utilizing the form of an intellectual biography of Four Arrows (aka Dr. Don Trent Jacobs) and his daring activist life and true teaching stories, the author creates a powerful adventure into the firey philosophy, activism, and emancipatory inspirations of one of the world¿s great visionary prophetic educators and social transformers. Through a number of unique experiences, including firefighting, white-water kayaking, wild horse training, world-class athletic competitions, and counter-cultural activism, Four Arrows has become a connoisseur of fear and courage. This book shows how he walks a universal ethical path of Fearlessness at a time when too many remain trapped by their fears.Among other readers, high school teachers and post-secondary teachers across diverse disciplines will find great ideas, eliciting dialogues and study questions for students, who now face a globalizing world where they can take charge of the future via fearless engagement.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 336 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Mutated Symbols in Law and Pop Culture plays with iconic representations of fusion, liminality, dispossession, and development. Mutations embody life because they illustrate phases and progression. Mutations and mutants fascinate the public. They are depicted by artists, including James Franco, Cary Elwes, Sara Bareilles, The Smashing Pumpkins, Quvenzhané Wallis, Pablo Picasso, Alicia Keys, Katy Perry, Debbie Reynolds, Maddie Ziegler, the Olsen twins, Mark McGrath, and Paul Simon. This book discusses physiological manifestations of mutations, such as beauty and specialness (e.g., white tigers); aesthetic (e.g., redheads); innovation (e.g., Mormonism); and prowess (e.g., tuxedos). Mutated Symbols in Law and Pop Culture focuses on strata that are popularly contemplated in culture and by the law; for example, primordial states (e.g., sleep); supranatural physicality (e.g., bionic); irresistible impulse (e.g., psychopath); queer semantic shift (e.g., 'gay'); and class (e.g., Leo). Mutated Symbols in Law and Pop Culture interweaves interdisciplinary analyses because mutations exceed defined ranges. For example, symbology and culture evocatively synergize in constitutional law. A symbol becomes legally protected if it is intended to communicate a particularized message that is likely to be understood by observers. This book demonstrates that mutations may not be sufficiently protected as speech. Even though the symbolism of mutations is the subject of study, the meaning of specific symbols may not be understood by the public. Symbols of mutation may identify cultural desires, embrace zeniths, and transform mundane or worn events into fantasies. Perhaps as a means of preserving, defending, and protecting mutations, culture has exhibited and spotlighted them.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 238 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Never before have we lived in a time in which sport and gay identity are more visible, discussed, debated¿and even celebrated. However, in an era in which the sports closet is heralded as the last remaining stronghold of heterosexuality, the terrain for the gay athlete remains contradictory at best. Gay athletes in American team sports are thus living a paradox: told that sport represents the 'final closet' in American culture while at the same time feeling ostracized, labeled a 'distraction' for teams, dubbed locker room 'problems,' and experiencing careers which are halted or cut short altogether.Media and the Coming Out of Gay Male Athletes in American Team Sports is the first of its kind, building upon the narratives of athletes and how their coming out experiences are shaped, transmitted and received through pervasive, powerful, albeit imperfect commercial media. Featuring in-depth interviews with out-athletes such as Jason Collins, Dave Kopay, Billy Bean and John Amaechi; media gatekeepers from outlets like ESPN and USA Today; and league representatives from Major League Baseball and the National Football League, this book explores one of the starkest juxtapositions in athletics: there are no active out players in the NFL, NBA, MLB, or NHL, yet the number of athletes coming out at virtually every other level of sport is unprecedented. Interviews are fused with qualitative media analysis of coming out stories and informed by decades of literature on the unique intersection of sport, media, and sexual identity.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 240 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book provides a unique perspective on journalism and communication education, drawing on extensive, detailed data across time to examine the evolution of education for journalism and related communication occupations such as public relations and advertising. It demonstrates how journalism and communication education adapted to forces within the university as well as forces from outside the university. Particular attention is given to the impact of the labor markets to which journalism and communication education is linked. The analysis shows dramatically how dependent employers are on journalism and communication education, how educational institutions have changed to accommodate female and minority students, and how the labor market has responded to the graduates produced. Part history, part sociological analysis, this book will change the reader¿s understanding of education for journalism, public relations, advertising and the related occupations. It also offers insights about what the future of education in these fields holds.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 286 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Entertainment is big business. Whether it¿s a favorite television show, an artist at the top of the music charts, a blockbuster film, or a hometown sports team, people love entertainment. In this introduction to the entertainment industry, Andi Stein and Beth Bingham Georges provide a glimpse inside the industry to show how each segment operates as well as the challenges and trends within the business. Each chapter addresses a different segment of the entertainment industry including: Film Television Radio Theatre Music Sports Theme Parks Shopping The book is designed as an introductory text for entertainment studies courses and as an overview of the industry for those looking to pursue careers in the field of entertainment. 264 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -De l¿auteur au lecteur en passant par l¿éditeur¿ du scienti¿que à l¿entrepreneur en passant par l¿inventeur¿ du laboratoire de recherche à l¿industrie en passant par l¿entreprise¿, les connaissances scienti¿ques se diffusent dans l¿économie. Elles sont générées, captées, enrichies, combinées pour resurgir en tant qüinnovations. La valorisation de la recherche, que l¿on peut dé¿nir comme le processus de transformation des savoirs fondamentaux en nouvelles marchandises (technologies, biens de consommation, services divers), constitue la première étape de la concrétisation de la science en tant que force de production. Le marché, les stratégies des entreprises et des entrepreneurs, le cadre institutionnel, ou encore l¿action publique incitent la valorisation de la recherche, créent des opportunités d¿innovation et orientent les applications technologiques de la recherche. Mais, dans l¿économie contemporaine de l¿information, de la connaissance et de l¿innovation permanente, le passage de la recherche au marché révèle souvent des comportements déviants : fraudes, sélection, appropriation, spéculation, concentration, ¿nanciarisation¿Les auteurs de ce volume, après avoir montré les mécanismes de la valo- risation de la recherche actuels et passés, s¿interrogent sur leurs risques économiques et sociaux pour constater le besoin d¿une véritable socialisa- tion de la production scienti¿que et du contrôle de ses applications.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 258 pp. Französisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Venetian playwright and pioneer of modern theatre Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793) led a ¿double life¿ as a librettist, authoring nearly as many libretti as comedies- libretti which, born from the same mind and the same hand that brought forth his famous, and famously controversial, overhaul of the practices of comic theatre, could not but push the limits of the standing tradition to open a new chapter in opera history. Goldoni became one of the first to give shape to the dramma giocoso per musica, an innovative, realistic, and enduring new genre with intimate connections to prose comedy that met with overwhelming international success, becoming the foundation for the works of future generations, including W. A. Mozart and his Italian librettist Lorenzo da Ponte. Perhaps because of his stature and influence as a comic playwright, Goldoni has rarely been considered as an innovator in the musical sphere. This study aims to shed new light on his primary role in the evolution of Classical opera, and on the legacy of his innovations in the European musical tradition.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 172 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Internet has radically transformed our ways to communicate in an increasingly globalised world. From an interdisciplinary perspective, this book aims to explore the consequences of technological revolution in Communication. This collection of articles discusses social and economic dynamics of digital and technological upheaval. Each contributor approaches the issue from a different frame of reference: translation, advertising, big data and memory, new uses and practices in mass media, effects on journalism, education and free time. 242 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -What can man know about God This question became one of the main problems during the 4th-century Trinitarian controversy, which is the focus of this book. Especially during the second phase of the conflict, the claims of Anomean Eunomius caused an emphatic response of Orthodox writers, mainly Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa. Eunomius formulated two ways of theology to show that we can know both the substance (ousia) and activities (energeiai) of God. The Orthodox Fathers demonstrated that we can know only the external activities of God, while the essence is entirely incomprehensible. Therefore the 4th-century discussion on whether the Father and the Son are of the same substance was the turning point in the development of negative theology and shaping the Christian conception of God. 254 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The book deals with the reception of Georgian national literature in the context of the world literary process. It depicts the place of Georgian literature on the world literary map, starting from Middle Ages and going through the different periods including the Soviet and Post-soviet epochs. Important terms are world literature, literary canon, Georgian literary canon, and periodization. The research is based upon a comparative approach, using modern theoretical methodologies. The Author provides a professional guide in the world of Georgian literature and the first monograph written on this topic by a Georgian researcher. 154 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -From the beginning of their rise to power, the National Socialist regime began carefully laying the groundwork for a systematic overhaul of Germany¿s literature. Strongly believing the key to a successful Third Reich was to secure the unwavering loyalty and belief of the youth, they began to monitor their exposure to literature. The author exposes how, and to what extent, the National Socialist¿s primary ideology was reflected in the children¿s literature produced between 1933 and 1945. This work uncovers many surprising insights into the reception of openly xenophobic and anti-Semitic literature produced for children under the National Socialist regime. This is supported by rare finds in the form of articles and women¿s magazines, which clearly demonstrate that not all children¿s books were in line with the State¿s subtle approach to ideologically educating the youth. 244 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This study provides a comprehensive examination of Middle English names of medical preparations found in the available medical works produced in the 14th and 15th centuries, and in a number of dictionaries. Altogether over 1600 references to medicaments have been collected. They have been divided into three major categories: general terms denoting medical preparations, terms denoting dosage forms, and terms denoting specifics. The analysis concentrates on the origin of the terms, their structure, and their distribution and presentation in texts representing different traditions of medical writing. 230 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book investigates possible common objects of inquiry in philosophy of language and literature. The topics discussed include proper names (analyzed from different theoretical perspectives), fictional names, truth in fiction, ontological status and metaphysics of fictional characters, metaphor, representation, interpretation, and other issues connecting research in philosophy of language with philosophy of literature. Theoretical frameworks include Millian semantics, Fregean semantics, hybrid semantics, realism, antirealism, and metaphorical expressivism. 230 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Applied theatre is a continually growing and diversifying field. This book is the first of its kind to examine the use of applied theatre with looked-after children. It interrogates the experiences of young people in care in the UK and the potential of applied theatre as a liberation tool within these settings. Informed by twelve years of practice-based research, the book examines how a central pedagogy was initially developed with young people and front-line staff within a residential children¿s home. The author then critiques the ways in which this pedagogy was adapted and expanded to work with other «looked-after», misrepresented and marginalised young people in related settings.The research presented here describes a unique journey through care homes, children¿s prisons and inner-city estates, exploring the possibility of reclaiming childhoods through theatre practice. It asks the questions: what does it mean to be «looked after» and «cared for» by an institution What are the challenges of developing liberatory practice within rigid and homogenising frameworks And how can theatre forge radical creative spaces within a network of power and control Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 304 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -A Day in the News is the linguistic description of a single day in the life of the British press ¿ Wednesday, 19 August 2015. Employing a variety of tools and methods ¿ from multimodality to pragmatics, from close reading to computational stylistics ¿ Morini looks at nine different «journalistic worlds» and their respective «Newsspeaks». The results are often revealing: by providing its readers with an accurate idea of the universe projected by each paper, this study revises many received ideas on the clear-cut boundaries separating «popular» from «highbrow» journalism.In the process, A Day in the News also sums up more than three decades of work on the language of newspapers, and provides a general analytical method for journalism in the digital age. The three chapters of the book focus, respectively, on the multimodal features of newspapers and their e-editions; on the quantitative prominence accorded to certain wordings and topics in each newspaper; and on the ideological/evaluative slant with which news items are presented and commented. Throughout, the focus is not on some outmoded notion of journalistic style, but on the degrees of proximity or distance presupposed by different formats, layouts and linguistic registers.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 188 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book aims to provide empirical evidence regarding the consequences of changes in European societies, focussing on migration and related phenomena of discrimination and xenophobia. The comparative analyses cover all countries of the European Social Survey in the period 2002¿2014. They reveal that native members of so-called vulnerable groups, such as the unemployed, retired, permanently sick or disabled and the elderly, were more likely to experience threats and to exhibit anti-immigration attitudes. The contributors further examine social openness defined in terms of marital homogamy, social trust in the context of legitimization and social conditions of sleeplessness. A final methodological section presents the results of a mixed mode experiment involving the face-to-face mode. 286 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Cet ouvrage propose une histoire globale de la Grande Guerre, en réglant la focale sur deux échelles distinctes¿: celle du monde d¿un côté, celle des Balkans de l¿autre, où, à partir de l¿attentat de Sarajevo, l¿histoire régionale croise l¿histoire mondiale de la guerre. Nous mesurons ici le degré et le rythme de la mondialisation de ce conflit, et donc le degré et les formes d¿engagement et de mobilisation des différents pays comme à l'échelle des continents. Les auteurs analysent et comparent la façon dont cette guerre change les visions du monde, chez les belligérants, chez les neutres, en Europe et hors d¿Europe. Comment les systèmes de représentations ou les imaginaires ont-ils été transformés et ont modifié la perception et l¿image des grandes puissances en guerre¿ Comment les mémoires ont-elles été affectées dans la durée¿ Il s¿agit de montrer les Balkans au c¿ur du premier conflit mondial à travers les enjeux territoriaux, les identités collectives et les traces de guerre. La problématique centrale est celle des «¿entrées en guerre¿» afin de mieux définir la notion d¿«¿état de guerre¿». Le jeu d¿échelles est pris en compte tant au niveau des espaces, entre le local et le global, qüà celui des temporalités, entre le court et le long terme.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 428 pp. Englisch, Französisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -In February 1943 intermarried Germans gathered in Berlin¿s Rosenstrasse to protest the feared deportation of their Jewish spouses. This book examines the competing representations of the Rosenstrasse protest in contemporary Germany, demonstrating how cultural memories of this event are intertwined with each other and with concepts of identity. It analyses these shifting patterns of memory and what they reveal about the dynamics of the past¿present relationship from the earliest post-unification period up to the present day. Interdisciplinary in its approach, the book provides insights into the historical debate surrounding the protest, accounts in popular history and biography, an analysis of von Trottäs 2003 film Rosenstraße, and an exploration of the multiple memorials to this historical event. The study reveals that the protest¿s remembrance is fraught with competing desires: to have a less encumbered engagement with this past and to retain a critical memory of the events that allows for a recognition of both heroism and accountability. It concludes that we are on the cusp of witnessing a new shift in remembering that reflects contemporary socio-political tensions with the resurgence of the far right, noting how this is already becoming visible in existing representations of the Rosenstrasse protest. 278 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book illustrates the applicability of the seminal and controversial metaphor of the «invisible hand» in modern sociological theory. It shows that sociologists have long been part of a field mainly associated with economists and political philosophers. Though unlike the framing that builds directly on Adam Smith, sociological theory focuses on undesirable and perverse outcomes. Furthermore, the sociological angle favors the explanation of invisible hand-like mechanisms as contingent upon social structures and broader processes. Thus, it goes beyond its classical formulation in terms of interdependence, interaction and aggregation of individual actions. This book gathers contributions of remarkable authors who are linked directly either with the invisible hand metaphor, with the spontaneous order phenomenon or with the unintended consequences issue and aims to describe the traditional and contemporary applicability of the sociological framing of the invisible hand for social sciences. 430 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book offers an interdisciplinary rethinking of the role of translation in the perception and reception of cultural texts. It also discusses human everyday discursive practices at the time of fluctuation of meanings and the decline of the authentic. The authors focus critically on the phenomenon of imitative replacement by all sorts of simulacra. The essays are addressed to literary and translation scholars as well as to all those interested in finding keys to understating the complex relationship between languages and cultures. 202 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book addresses epistemological and political aspects of the discursive pursuit of authenticity and various ways in which the inauthentic is devalued and marginalized. The essays critically analyze various means by which the authentic is searched for, staged, admired, dismissed, replicated or simply taken for granted. What is at work in such discursive practices is a poetics of imitation. This is seen as a paradoxical kind of poetics which renounces the authenticity of the created text for the sake of its semi-religious offering to the origin. Such a divination of the Authentic posits translation as an idolatrous act accompanied by a suspicion of its simultaneously being iconoclastic. 214 pp. Englisch.