Literature for Change: The Case for Literary Research Across Languages and Cultures - Paperback
Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with
Offers & Perks
Earn 38 points with this purchase
Added to your rewards balance after checkout.
100 points welcome bonus
Create an account and start with extra points.
Highlighting efforts to address today's most pressing social challenges through the study of texts in languages other than English.
Literature for Change examines how the study, production, circulation, and reception of literary texts in languages other than English contribute to addressing contemporary social challenges. Through eleven case studies across diverse languages and cultures, it analyzes the real-world impact of literary research, showing its relevance to sectors such as museums and heritage, the environmental and medical humanities, and the digital sphere. Combining hermeneutic and aesthetic approaches, the chapters demonstrate the value of varied methods, including theoretically grounded creative inquiry, and the connections between literary studies and other disciplines. The book affirms the importance of the field of modern languages and the continuing role of literary texts in shaping social and cultural life.
Charles Burdett is professor of Italian and director of the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Joseph Ford is a senior lecturer in French studies at the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Godela Weiss-Sussex is professor of modern German literature at the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, and codirector of the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women's Writing. Naomi Wells is a senior lecturer in Italian and Spanish with digital humanities at the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies and the Digital Humanities Research Hub at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. She is also joint editor of digital modern languages for Modern Languages Open.
Contributor(s)
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Eligible items may be returned within 30 days of delivery. Conditions apply.