Abstract from the publisher: Literary texts and buildings have always represented space, narrated cultural and political values, and functioned as sites of personal and collective identity. In the twentieth century, new forms of narrative have…
Présentation par l'éditeur : Dans un monde de plus en plus urbanisé, les écrivains, habitants de mégalopoles et arpenteurs d'espaces imaginaires, occupent une place singulière, à la fois…
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Dues à des spécialistes de littérature et d'études culturelles, d'historiens, d'architectes et d'artistes, les contributions ici réunies soulignent la dynamique…
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•Introduction : Jean-Pierre Augustin
Atelier 1 : L’imaginaire urbain dans la littérature
•Mike the PoeT ou ce que signifie être vivant à Los Angeles. Charles JOSEPH
•Ville rêvée, ville…
Abstract from the publisher : Part ode, part academic treatise, this book traces the transformation of Cairo’s historic downtown from its spectacular beginning as a French inspired Belle Époque marvel to a site of contest and, more…
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This book tells a story about the transformation of mid-Victorian urban writing in response both to London's growing size and diversity, and Britain's shifting global fortunes. Tanya Agathocleous departs from customary…
Abstract from the distributor : In a trajectory that follows not only the topographic and social changes undergone by the city, but also the succession of narrative models that reflect these changes, this book proposes a historical and critical…
Abstract from the organisers (source):
A series of research seminars exploring the flâneur – meaning anidler or loafer – will be launched this week by the School of Modern Languages,Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway,…
Présentation par la coordinatrice Núria d’Asprer :
"La forme d’une ville" : que traduit-elle ? Que traduit-on d’une ville ? De quelle manière traduit-on ce qui nous est offert par le paysage urbain ?…
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The Time of the City is a trans-disciplinary work with a focus on genre-city relationships as they articulate the micropolitics of urban life in diverse cities. Shifting the territorial emphasis of political studies…
Abstract from the publisher : This book considers twentieth and twenty-first century literary and cultural formations of the postcolonial city and the constitution of new subjects within it. Varma offers a reading of both historical and…
Abstract from the publisher: Under Jini Kim Watson’s scrutiny, the Asian Tiger metropolises of Seoul, Taipei, and Singapore reveal a surprising residue of the colonial environment. Drawing on a wide array of literary, filmic, and political…
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Readings from literary works that re-construct and re-map the city of Cairo.
Bringing together writings by Egyptians, Arabs, men and women, Muslims, Copts, and Jews, this rich selection maps out many of the changes in…
Extract from the Introduction: The poor were always with the English. Poverty had been of broad social concern since the Elizabethan period at least: the topic of ongoing debate, periodic legislation, sporadic philanthropy. But the London poor of…
Organisers' description of the seminar series (source):
The School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway is pleased to announce a series of lunchtime Research Seminars in Comparative Literature and Culture. The…
From the preface by Christian Riegel and Katherine Robinson : Welcome to the inaugural issue of our new journal, Interdisciplinary Themes Journal. We are pleased to publish a selection of papers presented at our first conference, “The City:…
From the Introduction by Michelle Bumatay and Katelyn Knox : The theme of the 2009 conference, the "Branded City,' carries a double meaning : first, it references both the city as it has been recorded by artists (writers, painters,…
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Inscrits dans le paysage qu’ils balisent et civilisent, la rue et le pont témoignent de l’ingéniosité des hommes, désireux d’imprimer leurs marques à…
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This paper considers the work of one of Indonesia’s most prominent contemporary writers, Seno Gumira Ajidarma. In this paper, I look at how Seno’s writing over the last 30 years traces and documents changes…