Stella Butter
Biographic Data
| ID | 672751 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stella Butter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stella |
| FAMILY NAME | Butter |
| SIGNATURE | BUTTER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mannheim University [email protected] |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Mercurial Effects of Abstract Reflection
Narrative fiction that combines mathematical or scientific discourses with a pronounced interest in the topic of reasoning, particularly the mercurial effects of abstraction, unfolds an especially multi-faceted engagement with hegemonic cultures of knowledge. The contrastive analysis of two contemporary works of American fiction illustrates the role that the affordances of aesthetic form thereby play: Ted Chiang’s “Division by Zero”, a short stor…
Introduction
The three papers joined in this research-cluster issue investigate contemporary works of fiction by focusing on a common formal feature: the inclusion of abstract reflection. While making general statements about contemporary fiction is notoriously difficult, there is nonetheless a clear tendency in a wide range of texts to incorporate short theoretical or essayistic deviations from the narrative sequence. After a brief definition of ‘abstraction…
Troubling Justice
Taking its cue from the current popularity of the revenge tale, this article investigates the cultural functions that the revenge genre fulfils as a distinct way of worldmaking. Giorgos Lanthimos' film The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) serves as an exemplary case study for this purpose due to its complex engagement with revenge templates. A brief historical sketch of the revenge genre helps delineate how Lanthimos' film carefully up-dates gener…
The Literary Making of Home(land)
This article discusses the role literature plays in shaping 'home' as an ideological site of the spatial imaginary by drawing on Lloyd Jones' novel Mister Pip (2006) as a case study. Special emphasis is placed on analysing how ideals of home are rooted in 'cultures of subjectivity' (Reckwitz 2012). I systematically tease out two paradigms of home in Mister Pip and comment on their social implications within a postcolonial context. As I show, lite…
Realisms in Contemporary Culture
‘Realism’ is a pervasive term in discussions of contemporary developments in the cultural sphere. By drawing on different theories of realism, the authors explore how the term may be used as a helpful concept in order to analyse and evaluate current trends in cultural production and, in turn, how cultural production changes our understanding of what counts as ‘realism’. The contributions deal with realism in narrative fiction, drama and audiovisu…
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Realisms in Contemporary Culture
‘Realism’ is a pervasive term in discussions of contemporary developments in the cultural sphere. By drawing on different theories of realism, the authors explore how the term may be used as a helpful concept in order to analyse and evaluate current trends in cultural production and, in turn, how cultural production changes our understanding of what counts as ‘realism’. The contributions deal with realism in narrative fiction, drama and audiovisu…
The Literary Making of Home(land)
This article discusses the role literature plays in shaping 'home' as an ideological site of the spatial imaginary by drawing on Lloyd Jones' novel Mister Pip (2006) as a case study. Special emphasis is placed on analysing how ideals of home are rooted in 'cultures of subjectivity' (Reckwitz 2012). I systematically tease out two paradigms of home in Mister Pip and comment on their social implications within a postcolonial context. As I show, lite…
Troubling Justice
Taking its cue from the current popularity of the revenge tale, this article investigates the cultural functions that the revenge genre fulfils as a distinct way of worldmaking. Giorgos Lanthimos' film The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) serves as an exemplary case study for this purpose due to its complex engagement with revenge templates. A brief historical sketch of the revenge genre helps delineate how Lanthimos' film carefully up-dates gener…
The Mercurial Effects of Abstract Reflection
Narrative fiction that combines mathematical or scientific discourses with a pronounced interest in the topic of reasoning, particularly the mercurial effects of abstraction, unfolds an especially multi-faceted engagement with hegemonic cultures of knowledge. The contrastive analysis of two contemporary works of American fiction illustrates the role that the affordances of aesthetic form thereby play: Ted Chiang’s “Division by Zero”, a short stor…
Introduction
The three papers joined in this research-cluster issue investigate contemporary works of fiction by focusing on a common formal feature: the inclusion of abstract reflection. While making general statements about contemporary fiction is notoriously difficult, there is nonetheless a clear tendency in a wide range of texts to incorporate short theoretical or essayistic deviations from the narrative sequence. After a brief definition of ‘abstraction…
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