Philipp Löffler Livres

Focusing on essential concepts for cultural analysis, this book equips students with the tools needed for their research. It covers key terms like identity, performativity, and globalization, drawing on diverse fields such as anthropology, psychology, and sociology. By examining examples from British and North American cultural history, the text illustrates the relevance of these concepts in understanding cultural practices and daily life. The exploration of material and visual culture studies further enriches the discussion, making it a valuable resource for emerging scholars.

The book explores the resurgence of 19th-century cultural pluralism in modern American literature, focusing on how novelists since the 1990s have redefined the historical novel. It emphasizes their shift towards exploring selfhood rather than seeking objective truth, thereby transforming the genre's role and significance in American culture.

The Handbook of American Romanticism offers a thorough overview of antebellum literature in the U.S., highlighting key schools, authors, and works. It includes case studies assessed within historical and political contexts of the antebellum era and their reinterpretations by academic criticism in the 20th and early 21st centuries.