{"product_id":"turns-of-event-9780812247985","title":"Turns of Event","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerican literary studies has undergone a series of field redefinitions that have been described as turns, whether transnational, aesthetic, or affective. Turns of Event: Nineteenth-Century American Literary Studies in Motion argues that the propensity of the field to reinvent itself without dissolution is one of its greatest strengths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTurns of Event\u003c\/i\u003e mounts a stupendously thoughtful engagement with the current state of American literary studies. The essays are individual gems-each one stands well on its own and plays nicely within the larger collection. Gathering scholars who are leaders in the field and who speak to their subjects in impressively clear prose, this volume will be of tremendous use to scholars and students.\" * Dana Nelson, Vanderbilt University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. Academic Positioning Systems\u003cbr\u003e —Hester Blum\u003cbr\u003e PART I. PROVOCATIONS\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Turn It Up: Affects, Structures of Feeling, and Face-to-Face Education\u003cbr\u003e —Geoffrey Sanborn\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Literary History, Book History, and Media Studies\u003cbr\u003e —Meredith L. McGill\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Cartographic Turn and American Literary Studies: Of Maps, Mappings, and the Limits of Metaphor\u003cbr\u003e —Martin Brückner\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Twists and Turns\u003cbr\u003e —Christopher Castiglia\u003cbr\u003e PART II. TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS: TRANSNATIONAL, HEMISPHERIC, OCEANIC\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Of Turns and Paradigm Shifts: Humanities, Science, and Transnational American Studies\u003cbr\u003e —Ralph Bauer\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. The Geopolitics and Tropologies of the American Turn\u003cbr\u003e —Monique Allewaert\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. The Caribbean Turn in C19 American Literary Studies\u003cbr\u003e —Sean X. Goudie\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Oceanic Turns and American Literary History in Global Context\u003cbr\u003e —Michelle Burnham\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e List of Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405727408471,"sku":"9780812247985","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812247985.jpg?v=1730493410","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/turns-of-event-9780812247985","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}