Cultural Stereotypes
From Dracula's Myth to Contemporary Diasporic Productions
(Sprache: Englisch)
This book is focused on a highly topical theme which aims at investigating aremarkable phenomenon of identity-shaping and cross-cultural exchange.Starting from an analysis of Dracula as the epitomized image of the Balkans(and of Romania, more specifically)...
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This book is focused on a highly topical theme which aims at investigating a
remarkable phenomenon of identity-shaping and cross-cultural exchange.
Starting from an analysis of Dracula as the epitomized image of the Balkans
(and of Romania, more specifically) abroad, it provides a comprehensive
historical and (con)textual investigation of the myth, enlarged to incorporate
it into the fictions of exile, and to draw the reader's attention to the
"demonic" dimension of the Balkan area in general, and the Romanian area
in particular. By redefining the notion of cultural stereotypes, undertsood as
stereotypes impressed upon us through a cultural channel (books, movies,
cartoons, computer networks, musicals, etc.), this study points to the fact
that they depict a movement in double direction: not only do cultures
generate their own stereotypes, but they also perpetuate the stereotypes
created by the "significant Other," urging us to reconsider categories such as
"central" and "marginal" from a more complex perspective. The book is
addressed to students and scholars with an interest in South-Eastern Europe
and transatlantic encounters, diasporic, postcolonial and cultural studies, as
well as to researchers in Sociology, History, Globalization and Ethnic Studies.
Given the interest of the theme and the accesibility of the material presented,
it is also directed to the larger reading public.
Klappentext zu „Cultural Stereotypes “
This book is focused on a highly topical theme which aims at investigating aremarkable phenomenon of identity-shaping and cross-cultural exchange.
Starting from an analysis of Dracula as the epitomized image of the Balkans
(and of Romania, more specifically) abroad, it provides a comprehensive
historical and (con)textual investigation of the myth, enlarged to incorporate
it into the fictions of exile, and to draw the reader s attention to the demonic dimension of the Balkan area in general, and the Romanian area
in particular. By redefining the notion of cultural stereotypes, undertsood as
stereotypes impressed upon us through a cultural channel (books, movies,
cartoons, computer networks, musicals, etc.), this study points to the fact
that they depict a movement in double direction: not only do cultures
generate their own stereotypes, but they also perpetuate the stereotypes
created by the significant Other, urging us to reconsider categories such as central and marginal from a more complex perspective. The book is
addressed to students and scholars with an interest in South-Eastern Europe
and transatlantic encounters, diasporic, postcolonial and cultural studies, as
well as to researchers in Sociology, History, Globalization and Ethnic Studies.
Given the interest of the theme and the accesibility of the material presented,
it is also directed to the larger reading public.
Autoren-Porträt von Ileana P. Baird
ILEANA POPA BAIRD,PhD candidate, University of Virginia, USA. Studiesof Romanian and English Language and Literatureat University of Bucharest (1991); Master of Arts inEnglish from Virginia Commonwealth University,USA (2006). Main areas of interest includenarratology, cultural and diasporic studies,literary theory, Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature. Phi Kappa Phi HonorSociety scholar since 2005.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Ileana P. Baird
- 2007, 96 Seiten, Maße: 16,9 x 24,2 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
- ISBN-10: 3836434466
- ISBN-13: 9783836434461
Sprache:
Englisch
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