Comparison : theories, approaches, uses / ed. by Rita Felski ...
Comparison expands upon a special issue of the journal New Literary History, which analyzed theories and methodologies of comparison. Six new essays from senior scholars of transnational and postcolonial studies complement the original ten pieces. The work of Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Ella Shohat,...
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| Other Authors: | Felski, Rita (Editor) Friedman, Susan Stanford (Editor) |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 2013. |
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| Summary: | Comparison expands upon a special issue of the journal New Literary History, which analyzed theories and methodologies of comparison. Six new essays from senior scholars of transnational and postcolonial studies complement the original ten pieces. The work of Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Ella Shohat, Robert Stam, R. Radhakrishnan, Bruce Robbins, Ania Loomba, Haun Saussy, Linda Gordon, Walter D. Mignolo, Shu-mei Shih, and Pheng Cheah are included with contributions by anthropologists Caroline B. Brettell and Richard Handler. Historical periods discussed range from the early modern to the contemporary and geographical regions that encompass the globe. Ultimately, Comparison argues for the importance of greater self-reflexivity about the politics and methods of comparison in teaching and in research.--Publisher description |
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| Item Description: | Pt. 1. The stakes of comparison -- Pt. 2. Comparison in the world: uses and abuses -- Pt. 3. Comparison in the disciplines |
| Physical Description: | 346 S. : Ill |
| ISBN: | 1421409127 9781421409122 9781421409498 1421409496 |
