"Trespasses" presents key writings of the Tokyo-born literary
scholar Masao Miyoshi, one of the most important postwar
intellectuals to link culture with politics and a remarkable
critical voice within the academy. For more than four decades,
Miyoshi worked outside the mainstream, trespassing into new fields,
making previously unseen connections, and upending naive
assumptions. With an impeccable sense of when a topic or discussion
had lost its critical momentum, he moved on to the next question,
and then the next after that, taking on matters of literary form,
cross-cultural relations, globalization, art and architecture, the
corporatization of the university, and the threat of ecological
disaster. "Trespasses" reveals the tremendous range of Miyoshi's
thought and interests, shows how his thinking transformed over
time, and highlights his recurring concerns.
This volume brings together eleven selections of Miyoshi's
previously published writing, a major new essay, a critical
introduction to his life and work, and an interview in which
Miyoshi reflects on the trajectory of his thought and the
institutional history of modern Japan studies. In the new essay,
"Literary Elaborations," he provides a masterful overview of the
nature of the contemporary university, closing with a call for a
global environmental protection studies that would radically
reconfigure academic disciplines and merge the hard sciences with
the humanities and the social sciences. In the other,
chronologically arranged selections, Miyoshi addresses
cross-culture relations between Japan and the United States,
English literary studies in Japan, and Japan studies in the U.S.,
as well as the organization of urban space and the integrity of art
and architecture in aggressively marketed-oriented environments.
"Trespasses" is an invaluable introduction to the work of a
fearless cultural critic.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(2)
(4)
