American Lives

This volume focuses on religious, historical, literary, cultural and political models, developed in America, for the realization and representation of American lives. These original articles demonstrate the importance of different forms of life writing for the disciplines of American Studies. Experts in the field such as literary and cultural critics Sidonie Smith, Craig Howes, Birgit Däwes, historian Thomas Bender, and writer critic Siri Hustvedt among others cover the wide range of the presentation and performance of selves in colonial literature, nature writing, immigrant and campaign auto/biographies, religion, film, TV series, rap music, graphic presentations, comics, and sports. Addressing the transnational self-affirmations of American citizens in Hawai'i, the Caribbean islands, on reservations, and in urban ghettos they represent the diversified panorama of American lives.

About the author

Prof. Dr. Alfred Hornung lehrt am Institut für Amerikanistik der Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz mit den Forschungsschwerpunkten Transnationale Literaturen und Kulturen sowie Life Writing. Er ist Gründungsmitglied der International Auto/Biography Association.

Summary

This volume focuses on religious, historical, literary, cultural and political models, developed in America, for the realization and representation of American lives. These original articles demonstrate the importance of different forms of life writing for the disciplines of American Studies. Experts in the field such as literary and cultural critics Sidonie Smith, Craig Howes, Birgit Däwes, historian Thomas Bender, and writer critic Siri Hustvedt among others cover the wide range of the presentation and performance of selves in colonial literature, nature writing, immigrant and campaign auto/biographies, religion, film, TV series, rap music, graphic presentations, comics, and sports. Addressing the transnational self-affirmations of American citizens in Hawai'i, the Caribbean islands, on reservations, and in urban ghettos they represent the diversified panorama of American lives.

Product details

• Assisted by: Alfre Hornung (Editor), Alfred Hornung (Editor)
• Publisher: Universitätsverlag Winter
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2013
• EAN: 9783825361792
• ISBN: 978-3-8253-6179-2
• No. of pages: 563
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 210 mm x 39 mm
• Weight: 780 g
• Illustrations: 34 Abbildungen
• Series: American Studies / A Monograph Series; American Studies; Monograph Series; A Monograph Series; American Studies / A Monograph Series; American Studies; A Monograph Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Englisch, Amerikanische Literatur, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Life Writing, Lebensbilder, Familienidentität, Biographik, Autobiographik, Politik /U.S.A., Sozialgeschichte /U.S.A., Mediengeschichte /U.S.A., Selbstrepräsentation, Humanwissenschaften /i. d. Literatur