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Literary Urban Studies and How to Practice It (Paperback)
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Literary Urban Studies and How to Practice It (Paperback)
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Literary Urban Studies and How to Practice It is the first textbook
in literary urban studies (LUS). It illuminates and investigates
this exciting field, which has grown since the humanities' 'spatial
turn' of the 1990s and 2000s. The book introduces city literature,
urban methods of reading, classics in LUS and new directions in the
field. It outlines the located qualities of literary narratives,
texts and events through three units. First, the concept of the
city and the main methods and terms needed as tools for
investigating city literatures are introduced. A second section,
ordered historically, shows how notions like pre-modern, realist,
modernist, postcolonial and planetary actually work in nuanced
explorations of actual writers, texts and places. The third unit
covers literary urban modes: fictional and non-fictional prose in
multiple genres; poetry and the idea of the city; dramatic city
representation and the theatre as urban place. Multiple key
categories of place are explored: the sacred spaces of religion;
entry points such as railway stations and junctions; residential
areas such as the 'slum', suburb and mass housing district; hubs of
publishing and performance; categories of city such as the port and
resort. In each chapter key terms, reflection questions and tasks
labelled 'Research It' support reference and learning. Some
Research It tasks enable readers to enter new areas of LUS by
engaging with neighbouring disciplines like human geography,
cultural history, sociology and urban studies. Others equip users
by sharpening particular skills of writing or documentation. A
thorough glossary of key terms and concepts aids the reader.
Literary Urban Studies and How to Practice It is designed for
application to literatures and cities in any period and part of the
world. Armed with it, humanities researchers at any career stage
can develop their interdisciplinary skills and ability to
participate in activism and public debates while becoming
specialised in LUS. The book is a gateway to practicing LUS and
spatial literary research.
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