Ruthless Democracy
A Multicultural Interpretation of the American Renaissance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16306207 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Diller (corresponding author), Timothy B Powell (0009-0008-3776-4393) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 141 |
| Publication date | 2002-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The New England Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0028-4866 • E-ISSN: 1937-2213 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1559888 |
| OpenAlex | W2002577774 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
In Ruthless Democracy, Timothy Powell reimagines the canonical origins of identity by juxtaposing authors such as Hawthorne, Melville, and Thoreau with Native American, African American, and women authors. Taking his title from Melville, Powell identifies an unresolvable conflict between America's multicultural history and its violent will to monoculturalism. Powell challenges existing perceptions of the American Renaissance--the period at the heart of the American canon and its evolutions--by expanding the parameters of American identity.Drawing on the critical traditions of cultural studies and new historicism, Powell invents a new critical paradigm called multiculturalism. Moving beyond the polarizing rhetoric of the culture wars, Powell grounds his multicultural conception of American identity in careful historical analysis. Ruthless Democracy extends the cultural and geographical boundaries of the American Renaissance beyond the northeast to Indian Territory, Alta California, and the transnational sphere that Powell calls the American Diaspora. Arguing for the inclusion of new works, Powell envisions the canon of the American Renaissance as a fluid dialogue of disparate cultural voices
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2016 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |