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Dictionary of Untranslatables
A Philosophical Lexicon
Av Barbara Cassin, Emily Apter m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
839 kr
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This is an encyclopedic dictionary of close to 400 important philosophical, literary, and political terms and concepts that defy easy--or any--translation from one language and culture to another. Drawn from more than a dozen languages, terms such as Dasein (German), pravda (Russian), saudade …
Continental Drift
From National Characters to Virtual Subjects
Av Emily Apter
Inbunden, 1999
874 kr
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From xenophobic appropriations of Joan of Arc to Afro-futurism and cyberpunk, the "national" characters of the colonial era often seem to be dissolving into postnational and virtual subjects. In "Continental Drift," Emily Apter deftly analyzes the French colonial and postcolonial experience as a …
Continental Drift
From National Characters to Virtual Subjects
Av Emily Apter
Häftad, 1999
357 kr
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From xenophobic appropriations of Joan of Arc to Afro-futurism and cyberpunk, the "national" characters of the colonial era often seem to be dissolving into postnational and virtual subjects. In "Continental Drift," Emily Apter deftly analyzes the French colonial and postcolonial experience as a …
Translation Zone
A New Comparative Literature
Av Emily Apter
Häftad, 2005
445 kr
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Translation, before 9/11, was deemed primarily an instrument of international relations, business, education, and culture. Today it seems, more than ever, a matter of war and peace. In The Translation Zone, Emily Apter argues that the field of translation studies, habitually confined to a framework …
Feminizing the Fetish
Psychoanalysis and Narrative Obsession in Turn-of-the Century France
Av Emily Apter
Inbunden, 1991
734 kr
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Shoes, gloves, umbrellas, cigars that are not just objects—the topic of fetishism seems both bizarre and inevitable. In this venturesome and provocative book, Emily Apter offers a fresh account of the complex relationship between representation and sexual obsession in turn-of-the-century French …
Translation Zone
A New Comparative Literature
Av Emily Apter
E-bok, 2011
689 kr
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Translation, before 9/11, was deemed primarily an instrument of international relations, business, education, and culture. Today it seems, more than ever, a matter of war and peace. In The Translation Zone , Emily Apter argues that the field of translation studies, habitually confined to a …
Dictionary of Untranslatables
A Philosophical Lexicon
Av Michael Wood, Jacques Lezra m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
1312 kr
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Characters in some languages, particularly Hebrew and Arabic, may not display properly due to device limitations. Transliterations of terms appear before the representations in foreign characters. This is an encyclopedic dictionary of close to 400 important philosophical, literary, and political …
Feminizing the Fetish
Psychoanalysis and Narrative Obsession in Turn-of-the Century France
Av Emily Apter
Häftad, 2018
316 kr
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Shoes, gloves, umbrellas, cigars that are not just objects—the topic of fetishism seems both bizarre and inevitable. In this venturesome and provocative book, Emily Apter offers a fresh account of the complex relationship between representation and sexual obsession in turn-of-the-century French …
Against World Literature
On the Politics of Untranslatability
Av Emily Apter
E-bok, 2014
195 kr
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Against World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability argues for a rethinking of comparative literature focusing on the problems that emerge when large-scale paradigms of literary studies ignore the politics of the "Untranslatable"-the realm of those words that are continually …
Unexceptional Politics
On Obstruction, Impasse, and the Impolitic
Av Emily Apter
E-bok, 2018
170 kr
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Unexceptional Politics develops a vocabulary of terms drawn from a wide range of media (political fiction, art, film, and TV serials), highlighting the scams, imbroglios, information trafficking, brinkmanship, and parliamentary procedures that obstruct and block progressive politics. The book …
Living Translation
Av Gayatri Chakrav Spivak, Emily Apter m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
346 kr
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A collection that brings together Spivak’s wide-ranging writings on translation for the first time.Living Translation offers a powerful perspective on the work of distinguished thinker and writer Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, revealing how, throughout her long career, she has made translation a …
Against World Literature
On the Politics of Untranslatability
Av Emily Apter
Häftad, 2013
543 kr
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Against World Literature: On the Politics of Untranslatability argues for a rethinking of comparative literature focusing on the problems that emerge when large-scale paradigms of literary studies ignore the politics of the "Untranslatable"-the realm of those words that are continually …
Unexceptional Politics
On Obstruction, Impasse, and the Impolitic
Av Emily Apter
Inbunden, 2018
245 kr
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Unexceptional Politics develops a vocabulary of terms drawn from a wide range of media (political fiction, art, film, and TV serials), highlighting the scams, imbroglios, information trafficking, brinkmanship, and parliamentary procedures that obstruct and block progressive politics. The book …
