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Realisms in Contemporary Culture: Theories, Politics, and Medial Configurations

Realisms in Contemporary Culture: Theories, Politics, and Medial Configurations

Birke, Dorothee
Butter, Stella

Hardcover

Series: Linguae & Litterae, Book 21

Literary CriticismGeneral Sociology

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ISBN10: 3110307510
ISBN13: 9783110307511
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: Jul 17 2013
Pages: 240
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

'Realism' is a pervasive term in discussions of contemporary developments in the cultural sphere. By drawing on different theories of realism, the authors explore how the term may be used as a helpful concept in order to analyse and evaluate current trends in cultural production and, in turn, how cultural production changes our understanding of what counts as 'realism'. The contributions deal with realism in narrative fiction, drama and audiovisual media (film, television news) within the context of national traditions: examples drawn on in the case studies range from Africa, Britain, Germany, Iceland, Russia, Turkey to the United States. While the authors take their cues from media-specific 'realisms', focusing especially on narrative fiction, the volume also highlights continuities and intersections between notions of realism in different genres and media. With its original essays, this collection invigorates the transdisciplinary engagement with forms and socio-political functions of realism in contemporary culture.

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