Precarity in Contemporary Literature and Culture

Precarity in Contemporary Literature and Culture
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 251
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ISBN-10 : 9781350166721
ISBN-13 : 1350166723
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Book Synopsis Precarity in Contemporary Literature and Culture by : Emily J. Hogg

Download or read book Precarity in Contemporary Literature and Culture written by Emily J. Hogg and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contemporary moment is characterized by precarity – an expanding and intensifying vulnerability conditioned by political and economic structures. Using literary and cultural texts to develop a nuanced and critical exploration of the concept of precarity that emphasizes its contemporary manifestations while also attending to its historical roots and existential dimensions, this book examines the vulnerabilities which characterize our anxious existence, including unemployment, environmental crisis, temporary contracts and patterns of migration. Broken down into three key themes of feelings, bodies and time, Precarity in Contemporary Literature and Culture asks whether precarity can be considered a new phenomenon; explores the relationship between precarity and traditional class politics; analyses precarity's global dimensions; and reflects on the links between contemporary crisis and underlying existential human vulnerability. With reference to a wide range of forms such as contemporary, realist, science fiction and modernist novels, film, theatre, and the lyric poem, this book goes beyond one national context to consider texts from the US, UK, Germany and South Africa.


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