In »Call Me Ishmael«, Charles Olson exclaims »SPACE to be the central fact to man born in America«. Indeed, from the start, history and identity in America have been intricately tied to issues of space: from the idea of the »city upon a hill« to the transnational (soft) power of the United States, space has always served as an important parameter of power gained or lost and of the struggles to maintain or resist it.
With contributions that range from the construction of America in (European) academic discourses to children’s fiction, this collection provides an extensive and insightful study of how space influences our understanding of America.
With contributions that range from the construction of America in (European) academic discourses to children’s fiction, this collection provides an extensive and insightful study of how space influences our understanding of America.
Про автора
Michael Fuchs is a postdoc in the Department of American Studies at Universität Innsbruck, Austria.Maria-Theresia Holub (Ph D, SUNY Binghamton) is a research and teaching associate in the Department of American Studies at the University of Graz. Her specialization lies in the field of Postcolonial Studies, Border and Migrant Literatures, and Feminist Theory.
Мова Англійська ● Формат PDF ● Сторінки 214 ● ISBN 9783839420805 ● Розмір файлу 3.4 MB ● Редактор Michael Fuchs & Maria-Theresia Holub ● Видавець transcript Verlag ● Місто Bielefeld ● Країна DE ● Опубліковано 2014 ● Видання 1 ● Завантажувані 24 місяців ● Валюта EUR ● Посвідчення особи 3049176 ● Захист від копіювання Соціальний DRM