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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (305 pages) , illustrations (black and white)

ISBN: 9783031414480

Series Statement: Renewing the American narrative

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Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe American studies after postmodernism Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023 ISBN 9783031414473

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Author information: Tsimpukē, Theodōra

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Format: 1 online resource (340 pages)

Edition: First edition.

ISBN: 3-031-41448-9

Series Statement: Renewing the American Narrative Series

Note: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- 1 Introduction: American Studies after Postmodernism -- References -- 2 The Last Word: Writing in a Time of Emergency -- References -- Part I A Moment of Exigency -- 3 Post-2020 Vision: The Alternative Universes of Future U.S. Election Campaigns -- Post Insurrection America -- Postmodern Politics? -- Realignment and Alternative Political Universes -- Democratic Demographic Determinism -- Republican Retrenchment -- Reviewing Realignment -- Significant Changes in the Population -- Changes in the Conduct of Elections and Politics -- A New "Big Issue" -- Long-Term Erosion of Previous Electoral Coalitions -- A Critical Election (or Series of Elections) -- Leadership in the Future? -- Whose Opportunity? -- References -- 4 Studying America (photographically): From Walker Evans to Taryn Simon -- References -- 5 Sustainable American Studies: Intermedial Approaches to Climate Change -- Climate Change and Sustainable American Studies -- Theorizing Sustainable American Studies -- Organizational Practice: Mapping and Grounding in American Studies -- Joseph Beuys and the Place of Sustainable American Studies -- Performance: BEUYS-LAND -- Outreach: TOPO BEUYS-LAND -- Conclusion: Academic Realities in the Twenty-First Century -- References -- 6 Posthuman(ist), Affective and Global Turns in Ecofiction and Ecocriticism: Philip Armstrong's "Litter" -- References -- Part II Continuities -- 7 Postmodernist Latinx Literature in the 21st century? the Writings of Giannina Braschi -- Cultural Hybridity and Postmodernism -- Postmodernist Latinx Fiction -- Giannina Braschi's United States of Banana -- References -- 8 Intersectionally Aware Urban Re-mappings of Self and Belonging after Postmodernism: Reading Angie Cruz's Dominicana. , Introduction: Intersectionally Aware Re-mappings of Urban Space After Postmodernism -- Intersectionally Aware Re-mappings of Urban (Un)belonging in Angie Cruz's Dominicana -- By Way of Conclusion -- References -- 9 Aspects of Mediation: Deceit, Desire, and Post-postmodernity in Paul Auster's The Locked Room -- Introduction -- Girard's Mediated Desire and The Locked Room -- The Locked Room and the Post-postmodern Moment: From Girard's Mediated Desire to Contemporary Media-Co-constituted Selfhood -- References -- 10 Juxtaposing Postmodernist and Classic Narratives in New Literacies: The Case of Role-Playing Games -- The Ongoing Cultural Impact of Tabletop Role-Playing Games -- TRPG Narratives: A Process of Conflict and Negotiation -- TRPGs as a Reflection of Dominant Culture -- TRPGs as a Postmodern Artifact -- Inherent Game Design Elements -- Inherent Elements of Emergent Narratives -- The Post-postmodern Aspect: Establishing New Narratives -- Conclusions -- References -- Part III 21st Century Tropisms -- 11 The Metamodernist Epiphanies of Daytripper -- 1. -- 2. -- 3. -- References -- 12 Transcultural with a Twist: Reading Americanah Contrapuntally -- References -- 13 The American Photo-Novel in the 21st century: Familial Ties and Historical Kinship in Emma Donoghue's Akin -- "The Law of Closure": Workings of the Photo-Novel -- "Roots and Routes": Family Ties, Historical Kinship -- In Lieu of a Conclusion -- References -- 14 Literary Translingualism in the 21st century: Mobilizing Affect Through Language -- Affective Experiences: Penkov's and Hemon's Translingual Writing -- Affective Language in Penkov's and Hemon's Translingual Writing -- Conclusion -- References -- 15 Electronic Literature at the Dawn of the 21st century: The Case of Reiner Strasser and M.D. Coverley's ii-in the white darkness: about [the fragility of] memory -- Introduction. , Clicking on Pulsing Dots -- Creating with Flash: The Affordances and Constraints of a Software -- Final Thoughts -- References -- 16 Paradigms of Cyberculturalism in Post-postmodernity -- Introduction -- Paradigm One: Artificial Intelligence, Multimediality and Twitterature -- Paradigm Two: Omnipresence of Social Media -- Paradigm Three: Cybercommerce and Cryptocurrency -- References -- Index.

Additional Edition: ISBN 9783031414473

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (340 pages)

Edition: 1st ed. 2024.

ISBN: 3-031-41448-9

Series Statement: Renewing the American Narrative,

Content: This book explores the major challenges that the long-standing and diversely debated demise of postmodernism signifies for American literature, art, culture, history, and politics, in the present, third decade of the twenty-first century. Its scope comprises a vigorous discussion of all these diverse fields undertaken by distinguished scholars as well as junior researchers, U.S. Americanists and European Americanists alike. Focusing on socio-political and cultural developments in the contemporary U.S., their contributions highlight the interconnectedness of the geopolitical, economic, environmental and technological crises that define the historical present on global scale. Theodora Tsimpouki is Professor of American Literature and Culture at the Faculty of English Language and Literature, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Her teaching and research interests focus on American realism, modernism and postmodern fiction, the 1960s, urbanliterature and theories of space, posthumanism. She is the author and editor of several books and articles in the field of American literature and culture and co- chief editors of Ex-Centric Narratives: Journal of Literature, Culture, and Media. Konstantinos Blatanis is Associate Professor of American Literature and Culture at the Faculty of English Language and Literature, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is the author of Popular Culture Icons in Contemporary American Drama (2003) and co-editor of the volume War on the Human: New Responses to an Ever-Present Debate (2017). His research interests and publications are in the fields of American literature, American drama and theater, popular culture, media studies, and critical theory. Angeliki Tseti specializes on word-image interactions and has published articles on photo-literature in peer-reviewed academic journals and academic volumes. Her research interests include trauma and memory studies, genocide and film. She has taught American literature and culture courses at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her work also includes the translation and editing of Liliane Louvel's book The Pictorial Third: An Essay into Intermedial Criticism (2018). Chapter 16 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Note: Chapter 1: Introduction: American Studies after Postmodernism -- Chapter 2: The Last Word: Writing in a Time of Emergency -- Part One: A Moment of Exigency -- Chapter 3: Post-2020 Vision: The Alternative Universes of Future U.S. Election Campaigns -- Chapter 4: Studying America (photographically): from Walker Evans to Taryn Simon -- Chapter 5: Sustainable American Studies: Intermedial Approaches to Climate Change -- Chapter 6: Posthuman(ist), Affective and Global Turns in Ecofiction and Ecocriticism: Philip Armstrong’s “Litter” -- Part Two: Continuities -- Chapter 7: Postmodernist Latinx Fiction in the 21st Century? The Writings of Giannina Braschi -- Chapter 8: Intersectionally Aware Urban Re-mappings of Self and Belonging after Postmodernism: Reading Angie Cruz’s Dominicana -- Chapter 9: Aspects of Mediation: Deceit, Desire and Post-Postmodernity in Paul Auster’s The Locked Room -- Chapter 10: Juxtaposing Postmodernist and Classic Narratives in New Literacies: The Case of Role-Playing Games -- Part Three: 21st century Tropisms -- Chapter 11: The Metamodernist Epiphanies of Daytripper -- Chapter 12: Transcultural with a Twist: Reading Americanah Contrapuntally -- Chapter 13: The American Photo-novel in the 21st century: Familial Ties and Historical Kinship in Emma Donoghue’s Akin -- Chapter 14: Literary Translingualism in the 21st century: Mobilizing Affect through Language -- Chapter 15: Electronic Literature at the Dawn of the 21st century: the Case of Reiner Strasser and M.D. Coverley’s ii-in the white darkness: about [the fragility of] memory -- Chapter 16: Paradigms of Cyberculturalism in Post-postmodernity. .

Additional Edition: ISBN 9783031414473

Language: English

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-41448-0

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Edition: 1st ed. 2024.

ISBN: 9783031414480

Series Statement: Renewing the American Narrative,

Content: This book explores the major challenges that the long-standing and diversely debated demise of postmodernism signifies for American literature, art, culture, history, and politics, in the present, third decade of the twenty-first century. Its scope comprises a vigorous discussion of all these diverse fields undertaken by distinguished scholars as well as junior researchers, U.S. Americanists and European Americanists alike. Focusing on socio-political and cultural developments in the contemporary U.S., their contributions highlight the interconnectedness of the geopolitical, economic, environmental and technological crises that define the historical present on global scale. Theodora Tsimpouki is Professor of American Literature and Culture at the Faculty of English Language and Literature, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Her teaching and research interests focus on American realism, modernism and postmodern fiction, the 1960s, urbanliterature and theories of space, posthumanism. She is the author and editor of several books and articles in the field of American literature and culture and co- chief editors of Ex-Centric Narratives: Journal of Literature, Culture, and Media. Konstantinos Blatanis is Associate Professor of American Literature and Culture at the Faculty of English Language and Literature, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is the author of Popular Culture Icons in Contemporary American Drama (2003) and co-editor of the volume War on the Human: New Responses to an Ever-Present Debate (2017). His research interests and publications are in the fields of American literature, American drama and theater, popular culture, media studies, and critical theory. Angeliki Tseti specializes on word-image interactions and has published articles on photo-literature in peer-reviewed academic journals and academic volumes. Her research interests include trauma and memory studies, genocide and film. She has taught American literature and culture courses at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her work also includes the translation and editing of Liliane Louvel's book The Pictorial Third: An Essay into Intermedial Criticism (2018). Chapter 16 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Note: Chapter 1: Introduction: American Studies after Postmodernism -- Chapter 2: The Last Word: Writing in a Time of Emergency -- Part One: A Moment of Exigency -- Chapter 3: Post-2020 Vision: The Alternative Universes of Future U.S. Election Campaigns -- Chapter 4: Studying America (photographically): from Walker Evans to Taryn Simon -- Chapter 5: Sustainable American Studies: Intermedial Approaches to Climate Change -- Chapter 6: Posthuman(ist), Affective and Global Turns in Ecofiction and Ecocriticism: Philip Armstrong's "Litter" -- Part Two: Continuities -- Chapter 7: Postmodernist Latinx Fiction in the 21st Century? The Writings of Giannina Braschi -- Chapter 8: Intersectionally Aware Urban Re-mappings of Self and Belonging after Postmodernism: Reading Angie Cruz's Dominicana -- Chapter 9: Aspects of Mediation: Deceit, Desire and Post-Postmodernity in Paul Auster's The Locked Room -- Chapter 10: Juxtaposing Postmodernist and Classic Narratives in New Literacies: The Case of Role-Playing Games -- Part Three: 21st century Tropisms -- Chapter 11: The Metamodernist Epiphanies of Daytripper -- Chapter 12: Transcultural with a Twist: Reading Americanah Contrapuntally -- Chapter 13: The American Photo-novel in the 21st century: Familial Ties and Historical Kinship in Emma Donoghue's Akin -- Chapter 14: Literary Translingualism in the 21st century: Mobilizing Affect through Language -- Chapter 15: Electronic Literature at the Dawn of the 21st century: the Case of Reiner Strasser and M.D. Coverley's ii-in the white darkness: about [the fragility of] memory -- Chapter 16: Paradigms of Cyberculturalism in Post-postmodernity. .

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