After American Studies

Rethinking the Legacies of Transnational Exceptionalism

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
Cover of the book After American Studies by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera ISBN: 9781351681827
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: July 20, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
ISBN: 9781351681827
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: July 20, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

After American Studies is a timely critique of national and transnational approaches to community, and their forms of belonging and trans/patriotisms. Using reports in multicultural psychology and cultural neuroscience to interpret an array of cultural forms—including literature, art, film, advertising, search engines, urban planning, museum artifacts, visa policy, public education, and ostensibly non-state media—the argument fills a gap in contemporary criticism by a focus on what makes cultural canons symbolically effective (or not) for an individual exposed to them. The book makes important points about the limits of transnationalism as a paradigm, evidencing how such approaches often reiterate presumptive and essentialized notions of identity that function as new dimensions of exceptionalism. In response to the shortcomings in trans/national criticism, the final chapter initiates a theoretical consideration of a postgeographic and postcultural form of community (and of cultural analysis).

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

After American Studies is a timely critique of national and transnational approaches to community, and their forms of belonging and trans/patriotisms. Using reports in multicultural psychology and cultural neuroscience to interpret an array of cultural forms—including literature, art, film, advertising, search engines, urban planning, museum artifacts, visa policy, public education, and ostensibly non-state media—the argument fills a gap in contemporary criticism by a focus on what makes cultural canons symbolically effective (or not) for an individual exposed to them. The book makes important points about the limits of transnationalism as a paradigm, evidencing how such approaches often reiterate presumptive and essentialized notions of identity that function as new dimensions of exceptionalism. In response to the shortcomings in trans/national criticism, the final chapter initiates a theoretical consideration of a postgeographic and postcultural form of community (and of cultural analysis).

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Leibniz and the Monadology by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
Cover of the book EU Climate Diplomacy by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
Cover of the book The Pure Theory of International Trade and Distortions (Routledge Revivals) by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
Cover of the book Profsnl Task Welf Prac Ils 188 by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
Cover of the book Categorisation in Indian Philosophy by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
Cover of the book In Defense of the United States Constitution by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
Cover of the book Economic Crisis and Austerity in Southern Europe by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
Cover of the book British Trade Unionism To-Day by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
Cover of the book The Women of the United Arab Emirates by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
Cover of the book The Making of Modern Tibet by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
Cover of the book Urban Grassroots Movements in Central and Eastern Europe by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
Cover of the book Japan, Sport and Society by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
Cover of the book Exposition of 1851 by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
Cover of the book Local Electronic Government by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
Cover of the book The Fiction of Nationality in an Era of Transnationalism by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy