Inventing a future for literary studies

Research and teaching on cultural identity∗

Bibliographic Data

ID20156486
AuthorsRien T Segers (International Comparative Literature Association, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume13
Issue3-4
Pages263-283
Publication date1997-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Literary Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0256-4718 • E-ISSN: 1753-5387
PublisherUnisa Press (PUBLISHER • ZA)
DOI10.1080/02564719708530172
OpenAlexW2024390757
LanguageEN
References cited12

This paper examines two questions namely, how to describe cultural identity and how to relate cultural identity to literary studies. By way of introduction, a distinction is drawn between globalization and nationalization. Special mention is made of Appa‐durais's suggestion that globalization consists of five cultural flows. The question arises as to which will be the stronger force in the near future: nationalization or globalization. The author defines cultural identity by citing many examples to prove his point. He ponders the question of the relationship between literary studies and the study of literal and cultural identity. New perspectives are offered in conclusion

Aesthetics · Cultural globalization · Cultural homogenization · Cultural identity · Epistemology · Globalization · Linguistics · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Comparative and World Literature · Cultural Studies · Globalization and Cultural Identity · Law · Philosophy · Translation Studies and Practices

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