Description
Product ID: | 9780415202800 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Sussex Studies in Culture and Communication |
Title: | Cultural Encounters |
Subtitle: | Representing Otherness |
Authors: | Author: Brian Street, Elizabeth Hallam |
Page Count: | 308 |
Subjects: | History, Humanities, Cultural studies, Cultural studies |
Description: | Examines how 'otherness' has been constituted, communicated and transformed in cultural representation. Contributors explore the cultural politics of Europe's encounters with Brazil, India, Israel, Australia and Africa. Cultural Encounters examines how ''otherness'' has been constituted, communicated and transformed in cultural representation. Covering a diverse range of media including film, TV, advertisements, video, photographs, painting, novels, poetry, newspapers and material objects, the contributors, who include Ludmilla Jordanova and Ivan Karp, explore the cultural politics of Europe''s encounters with Brazil, India, Israel, Australia and Africa, examining the ways in which visual and textual art forms operate in their treatment of cultural difference. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2000-06-15 |