Contemporary, Inc
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4370107 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Theodore Martins, Theodore Martin (0000-0002-0844-7267, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 142 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 124-144 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Representations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-6018 • E-ISSN: 1533-855X |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/rep.2018.142.1.124 |
| OpenAlex | W4247298387 |
| Language | EN |
This essay traces the century-long history of contemporary literature as a field of study in English departments. Showing how prior debates about the scholarly status of contemporary literature coincided with both changing disciplinary methodologies and the changing political landscape of the university, the essay argues that prevailing anxieties about the study of the contemporary today are central to explaining the emergence of a new kind of contemporary novel
Aesthetics · Art · Contemporary history · Contemporary society · Discipline · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Contemporary Literature and Criticism · History · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |