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OverviewExplores modern and contemporary American literature's contribution to and critique of the newly emerging field of transparency studies In the twenty-first century, transparency has become an ambiguous buzzword both in the public and the private realms (e.g., Wikileaks and the Snowden affair; social media). This volume takes its cue from the emerging field of transparency studies, recent scholarly work in sociology, political theory, and cultural studies that identifies a hegemonic rhetoric of transparency in public and political life. While scholars in this new field routinely gesture toward literature as the realm where secrecy may be productive, they rarely engage with literature directly, and literary studies itself remains notably absent from their debates. This collection of essays seeks to redress that state of affairs by focusing on literary texts written in an American cultural tradition steeped in the interplay between transparency and exposure, fear and secrecy, security and surveillance, and information and disinformation. The essays draw on authors ranging from Whitman, James, and Ellison to Pynchon, Morrison, and Eggers to argue that American literature complicates theoretical assumptions about transparency made in other disciplines. They question the field's strong theoretical emphasis on present-day technopolitical practices and discourses as the location of hegemonic discourse on transparency, and instead historicize such phenomena and extend them to discursive spheres that have so far been neglected (such as issues of sexuality and race). Edited by Paula Martin-Salvan and Sascha Poehlmann. Contributors: Tomasz Basiuk, Jesus Blanco Hidalga, Cristina Chevere?an, Julia Faisst, Michel Feith, Julian Jimenez Heffernan, Tiina Kaekelae, Juan L. Perez-de-Luque, Umberto Rossi, Jelena Sesnic, Toon Staes, Julia Straub, Alice Sundman. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Professor Paula Martín-Salván , Prof. Dr. Sascha Pöhlmann , Tomasz Basiuk , Michel FeithPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: Camden House Inc Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781640141667ISBN 10: 1640141669 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 24 September 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationPAULA MARTÍN-SALVÁN is Professor of English and American Literature at the University of Córdoba, Spain. SASCHA PÖHLMANN is Professor of North American Literature and Culture at TU Dortmund University, Germany. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |