Germany from the Outside - Rethinking German Cultural History in an Age of Displacement (Hardcover)

The nation-state is a European invention of the 18th and 19th centuries. In the case of the German nation in particular, this invention was tied closely to the idea of a homogeneous German culture with a strong normative function. As a consequence, histories of German culture and literature often are told from the inside—as the unfolding of a canon of works representing certain core values, with which every person who considers him or herself “German” necessarily must identify. But what happens if we describe German culture and its history from the outside? And as something heterogeneous, shaped by multiple and diverse sources, many of which are not obviously connected to things traditionally considered “German”? Emphasizing current issues of migration, displacement, systemic injustice, and belonging, Germany from the Outside explores new opportunities for understanding and shaping community at a time when many are questioning the ability of cultural practices to effect structural change. Located at the nexus of cultural, political, historiographical, and philosophical discourses, the essays in this volume inform discussions about next directions for German Studies and for the Humanities in a fraught era.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	New Directions in German Studies
Release date:	October 2022
Editors:	Laurie Ruth Johnson (Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures)
Dimensions:	216 x 140mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-1-5013-7590-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General
LSN:	1-5013-7590-3
Barcode:	9781501375903

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