The Narrative Power of Things (häftad)
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Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
294
Utgivningsdatum
2023-10-23
Upplaga
New ed
Förlag
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
Medarbetare
Vilain, Robert (series ed.)/Schofield, Benedict (series ed.)/Lloyd, Alexandra (series ed.)/Vilain, Robert (series ed.)/Schofield, Benedict (series ed.)/Lloyd, Alexandra (series ed.)/Vilain, Robert (series ed.)/Schofield, Benedict (series ed.)/Lloyd, Alexandra (series ed.)
Illustrationer
8 Illustrations, unspecified
Dimensioner
229 x 152 x 19 mm
Vikt
577 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9781800797604

The Narrative Power of Things

Consumer Culture in Contemporary Austrian Literature

av Rebecca Wismeg-Kammerlander
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2023-10-23
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In the increasingly globalised consumer culture of the twenty-first century, consumer goods have long become more than mere commodities: they are markers of identity and tools of narration. Advertising, branding and other processes of consumer culture are ubiquitous and charge objects with meaning, impacting the way we perceive them and those who wear, use, showcase or discard them. This close link between consumer culture and the narration of identities ranging from an individual to a national level affects the construction of national brands, as can be seen through contemporary writing. With a focus on post-2000 Austrian literature, this book unveils how a skilful reading of consumer objects both branded and non-branded can enrich literary analysis. Introducing the concept of consumer literacy and applying it to Wolf Haas Das Wetter vor 15 Jahren, Thomas Glavinics Die Arbeit der Nacht, Arno Geigers Es geht uns gut and Raphaela Edelbauers Das flssige Land, the study showcases the narrative power of consumer goods and the impact of Austrian literature and its writers on the idyllic national brand that stands in stark contrast to a troubled past.
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Rebecca Wismeg-Kammerlander is a Germanist whose work focuses on contemporary Austrian Studies and the intersections between material culture and literature. She holds a PhD in German from Kings College London and an MA in German and Philosophy from the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. She is a Visiting Research Fellow at Kings College London where she was previously Lecturer in German and European Studies. The Narrative Power of Things is her first monograph.

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Contents: The Austrian Paradox, Past and Present People, Places, and Things: Consumer Objects as a Literary Device Consumer Objects, Consumer Literacy, and National Narratives An Object on the Market: Austria as a Tourist Haven Authorship, Texts as Products, and the National Brand.

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