The Off-Modern charts a fresh path beyond the categories of modernism and postmodernism, center and periphery, artistic theory and practice--
Svetlana Boym Knihy
Světlana Boymová zkoumá ve svém díle vztahy mezi utopií a kýčem, pamětí a modernitou, a steskem po domově a nemocí z domova. Její literární zájmy zahrnují zejména ruskou literaturu 20. století, kulturní studia a komparativní literaturu. Boymová se zaměřuje na jedinečné hlasy a literární významy, které čtenářům nabízejí nový pohled na složité lidské zkušenosti.
The future of nostalgia
- 432 stránek
- 16 hodin čtení
Combining personal memoir, philosophical essay, and historical analysis, Svetlana Boym explores the spaces of collective nostalgia that connect national biography and personal self-fashioning in the twenty-first century. She guides us through the ruins and construction sites of post-communist cities--St. Petersburg, Moscow, Berlin, and Prague--and the imagined homelands of exiles-Benjamin, Nabokov, Mandelstahm, and Brodsky. From Jurassic Park to the Totalitarian Sculpture Garden, Boym unravels the threads of this global epidemic of longing and its antidotes.
The book explores themes of mystery and intrigue, delving into the complexities of life and death through a unique narrative lens. It invites readers to ponder the significance of words and their impact on human experience, weaving together elements of suspense and philosophical inquiry. The characters navigate a web of relationships and secrets, ultimately leading to revelations that challenge their perceptions of reality.