Contemporary American Literature and Excremental Culture

American Sh*t

AvMary C. Foltz

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Del i serien American Literature Readings in the 21st Century

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Contemporary American Literature and Excremental Culture: American Sh*t analyzes post-1960 scatological novels that utilize representations of human waste to address pressing issues, including pollution of waterways, environmental racism, and militarism.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-10-09
Mått:148 x 210 x 16 mm
Vikt:371 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:American Literature Readings in the 21st Century
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030465322

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Mary C. Foltz is Associate Professor of English, American Studies, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Lehigh University, USA. Her research and teaching focus upon post-1945 U.S. fiction, queer fiction and theory, waste studies, and environmental literary criticism.

Innehållsförteckning

1. On the American Standard: Post-1960 Scatological Fiction.- 2. Soiling the Black Body: Ishmael Reed Engages White Shit.- 3. Battling the Excremental Self: Civilization and Its Decomposition in Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections.- 4. Fleeing the Excremental Stain through Acquisition: Getting to the Bottom of Black Suburban Splendor in Gloria Naylor’s Linden Hills.- 5. Waste as Weapon: Fecal Bombing in Don DeLillo’s Underworld. - 6. Shit and Other Forms of Dynamite Refuse: Samuel R. Delany’s Provocative Excremental Eros.- 7. Decay as Gift: Composting American Shit.