peter lang peter lang dez 2014 (320 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Radical Love is a study about the phenomenon of love. Radical love allows for both passionate and egalitarian relationships and, in Gómez¿s words, «a revolution for the twenty-first century.» 162 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This book is a field guide on how to implement game-based learning and «gamification» techniques to the everyday teaching. It is a survey of best practices aggregated from interviews with experts in the field, including: James Paul Gee (Author, What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy); Henry Jenkins (Provost Professor at University of Southern California); Katie Salen (Founder, Institute of Play); Bernie DeKoven (Author, A Playful Path); Richard Bartle (Bartle¿s Player Type Theory); Kurt Squire (Games + Learning + Society Center); Jessica Millstone (Joan Ganz Cooney Center), Dan White (Filament Games); Erin Hoffman (GlassLab Games); Jesse Schell (Schell Games/Professor at Carnegie Mellon); Tracy Fullerton (University of Southern California Game Innovation Lab); Alan Gershenfeld (E-Line Media); Noah Falstein (Chief Game Designer, Google); Valerie Shute (Professor at Florida State University); Lee Sheldon (Author, The Multiplayer Classroom); Robert J. Torres (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), Asi Burak (President, Games for Change); Toby Rowland (MangaHigh); Jocelyn Leavitt (Hopscotch); Krishna Vedati (Tynker); and researchers at BrainPOP and designers from Electric Funstuff (Mission U.S. games). Each chapter concludes with practical lesson plan ideas, games to play (both digital and tabletop), and links to research further. Much of the book draws on the author¿s experiences implementing games with his middle school students. Regardless of your teaching discipline or grade level, whether you are a pre-service teacher or veteran educator, this book will engage and reinvigorate the way you teach and how your students learn! 276 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This is a book about story, the human experience, teaching and learning, creativity and community. Story is so much more than decoding text and writing using academic language. It also includes literature and all forms of the arts; digital forms of story, from social media to documentation of history; and new forms of multilayered, multigenre research. Story is the backbone and the catalyst for personal connections, appropriation of knowledge, and synergy of knowledge for global citizens. Critical qualitative research is the methodology by which to document and analyze what is really going on in the complex, multidirectional interactions. The authors maintain that story in a broad and newly enlightened sense may help us to break out from the narrow concepts of literacy, content knowledge related to measureable standards, and random facts that are unrelated to dispositions for addressing human needs. Literacy as a conceptual synthesis of knowledge, skills, and dispositions has been giving us glimpses of synergistic ways to approach learning and teaching.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 184 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Higher education is likely to involve the majority of people at some time in their lives in the twenty-first century. The main drivers of expansion in the previous century were a belief that widening access promotes social equity and the advance of knowledge as the main factor underpinning economic success for individuals and societies. However, universal higher education in rapidly changing economies raises many questions that have been inadequately treated by previous authors. This volume focuses on the question of whether it is appropriate and inevitable that higher education systems are becoming so large and so diverse that the only realistic way they can be analysed is as aggregates of market-like transactions. Most of the authors are not satisfied with this conclusion, but they recognise, from several disciplinary perspectives, that it is no longer possible to take it for granted that higher education is intrinsically a public good. Are there convincing alternatives Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 222 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -In Fighting for Our Place in the Sun, Richard D. Benson II examines the life of Malcolm X as not only a radical political figure, but also as a teacher and mentor. The book illuminates the untold tenets of Malcolm X¿s educational philosophy, and also traces a historical trajectory of Black activists that sought to create spaces of liberation and learning that are free from cultural and racial oppression. It explains a side of the Black student movement and shift in black power that develops as a result of the student protests in North Carolina and Duke University. From these acts of radicalism, Malcolm X Liberation University (MXLU), the Student Organization for Black Unity (SOBU/YOBU), and African Liberation Day (ALD) were produced to serve as catalysts to extend the tradition of Black activism in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Scholars, researchers, community organizers, and students of African-American studies, American studies, history of education, political science, Pan-African studies, and more will benefit from this provocative and enlightening text.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 328 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Mediated Communities brings together a diverse, global cohort of academics and professional communicators to assess the current state of democratic mobilizing around the world and the ways in which protest movements are being transformed in the midst of a communication revolution. Contributors draw on a variety of international settings ¿ from Greece to Lebanon, China to Argentina ¿ to demonstrate the ways in which community organizing in the digital age relies increasingly on digital media to communicate, help participants find common ground, and fight for change. Contributors acknowledge the challenges that lie ahead for creating real and lasting democratic change, but at the same time are able to draw attention to the potential that digital media hold for strengthening citizen voices around the globe. 234 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Incorporating scholarship that addresses the social, economic, cultural, and historical facets of the experience of disability in South Asia, this book presents the reader with a comprehensive, cogent, and nuanced view of the constructions of disability in this region. In doing so, it focuses on the lived experiences of people with disabilities and their families, analyzing such disabling barriers as poverty, caste, and other inequities that limit their access to education, employment, equity, and empowerment. It addresses the interpretations of disability within different South Asian contexts including policy, family, educational systems, films, and literary narratives. Situated in an interdisciplinary perspective that spans areas such as cultural studies, law, disability studies in education, sociology, and historiography, South Asia and Disability Studies presents a rich and complex understanding of the disability experience in South Asia. The organization of topics parallels the discourse in areas within disability studies such as identity construction, language, historical constructions of disability, and cultural representations of disability. 330 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Concept mapping is a powerful means to promote metacognitive learning in students and teachers alike. When teachers integrate concept mapping into their instructional planning, they clarify the big ideas, expose new conceptual relationships, and refine learning goals for their students. Salmon and Kelly provide a research-based framework and corresponding strategies to help teachers develop, critique, and revise their concept maps. In using this approach, teachers refine knowledge for teaching in order to expand their adaptive expertise and ultimately improve the academic performances of their students. Teacher candidates at both the undergraduate and graduate level can use this book to support their professional learning and planning for teaching. Teacher educators will find this text appropriate for courses that address learning, cognition, and instructional planning. In-service professionals can use the approach described here to support their own professional development through their practice. Administrators and coaches will find the volume a useful tool in fostering a professional learning community in their schools.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 272 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -While Guinness is a global product, it still contains references to Ireland and it occupies a particular place in imaginings of Irishness. Brewing Identities is unique in that, while it focuses on the (re)production of a specific kind of ethno-national identity¿ Irishness ¿ it is simultaneously transnational in scope, as the author maps the trails of products, people and symbolic constructs through a globalised world. In pubs from Dublin to London to New York, the reader is taken on a multi-sited ethnography, where stories unfold through observation, interview, and conversation with fellow patrons and pub personnel, while drawing from an ample sampling of discursive and interactional sources from which the author derives her own interpretations and conclusions. Additionally, the book follows the trail of the political economy of Guinness. Brewing Identities produces an engaging and well-grounded mode of inquiry informed not only by multiple sources but by the interdisciplinary field of cultural studies, one that is particularly sensitive and responsive to both the convergences and discontinuities of diverse conditioning factors at work in the generally nebulous and complex sphere of identity production.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 234 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This book won the 2017 NCA Applied Communication Division Distinguished Edited Book AwardThe second volume of Volunteering and Communication seeks to build upon the agenda set in motion by the first volume, which demonstrated the breadth of research being conducted on volunteers. The focus of this second volume is on the important issues related to volunteering in international and intercultural contexts. The chapters present empirical studies of volunteering divided into three sections. The first section includes six studies of the experiences of volunteers from a variety of countries including Thailand, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada. The second section includes studies of volunteers from the United States in other countries in Asia, Africa, and South America. The final section includes two studies of volunteers serving recent immigrants to their home country. This volume provides a unique focus by providing a more nuanced examination than the first volume did of some of the unique differences of volunteering in international and intercultural contexts. It is hoped the two books will stimulate additional research on volunteers.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 336 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Este libro del Grupo de Estudios Literarios de la Universidad de Antioquia (Medellín, Colombia), trata diversas temáticas de la globalización frente a la alteridad. Los resultados de esta investigación integran perspectivas propias de los estudios literarios, con otras provenientes de las ciencias sociales y de los estudios culturales. Se destacan, entre otros aspectos, la migración y deslizamiento identitario, el género, la alteridad poética y política, la crónica urbana, la recepción de Goethe y de Cervantes, el reportaje y el fenómeno de la intermedialidad. 204 pp. Spanisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Les inégalités de performances économiques entre la France et l¿Allemagne reposent sur des dissemblances structurelles qui sont bien connues. Mais leurs origines le sont beaucoup moins, ce qui est source de malentendus. Le présent ouvrage vise à préciser comment les deux peuples ont divergé au cours des siècles. Avec la construction européenne, les sociétés allemande et française ont commencé lentement à se rapprocher, par un jeu d¿influences réciproques. L¿étude de l¿évolution récente montre que c¿est l¿influence de l¿Allemagne sur la France qui l¿emporte : la France n¿a pas réussi à convertir l¿Allemagne à une gestion moins rigoriste de la monnaie ni à une protection accrue vis-à-vis des pays tiers ; en revanche, il semble que la société française ait commencé, malgré des lenteurs et des retours en arrière, à adopter certains traits du modèle allemand.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 230 pp. Französisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Die Autorin geht in dieser Arbeit der Fragestellung nach, wie aus Uwe Böhnhardt, einem der Kernmitglieder des Nationalsozialistischen Untergrunds (NSU), ein rechtsextremistischer Gewalttäter wurde. Sie interpretiert seine objektiven Lebensdaten unter Anwendung der Methode der objektiven Hermeneutik und rekonstruiert den Prozess seiner Subjektwerdung. Damit trägt sie einerseits zur Erforschung des Entstehungs- und Radikalisierungsprozesses des Nationalsozialistischen Untergrunds (NSU) bei. Andererseits überprüft sie wissenschaftliche Theorien zum Individuierungsverlauf von Rechtsextremisten. Im Ergebnis zeigt sich, dass Böhnhardt erhebliche Sozialisationsdefizite aufweist, die ihm die Ablösung aus seiner Herkunftsfamilie erschweren und auf die er mit kriminellen Handlungen reagiert.Peter Lang Group AG Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaft, Place de la gare 12, 1003 LAUSANNE 132 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Die herausragende Bedeutung von Bildung für die Entwicklung, die Zukunftschancen und den Wohlstand einer Gesellschaft sind hinlänglich bekannt. Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit Geist- und Geldfragen sowie einem passenden Ordnungsrahmen für hervorragende Bildung: Was ist Bildung und was ist ein freiheitliches Bildungsideal Wie kann ein solches umgesetzt und finanziert werden Die Instrumente staatlicher Bildungspolitik sowie die zunehmende Vereinheitlichung und Egalisierung werden dabei hinterfragt. Es werden Ideen präsentiert, wie Bildung fair, nachhaltig und effektiv angeboten und finanziert werden kann. Zentral ist die Förderung individueller Fähigkeiten. Das Bildungswesen muss Menschen mit unterschiedlichen Begabungen ein vielfältiges Angebot machen. 140 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -El presente libro analiza el papel de las mujeres realizadoras en la Historia del Cine tomando como punto de partida la obra de algunas de ellas, como María Luisa Bemberg, Anahí Berneri, Icíar Bollaín, Albertina Carri, María Cañas, Isabel Coixet, Hilda Hidalgo, Susana Koska, Claudia Llosa, Lucrecia Martel, María Novaro o Helena Taberna. Se tiene en cuenta el hecho de que a partir de los años 90 se constata, tanto en el cine español como latinoamericano, una destacada presencia de directoras, cuyas voces y miradas completan imaginarios ya existentes. En la parte introductoria se realiza una profunda reflexión sobre la Teoría del Cine y la obra de las mujeres cineastas comparando tradiciones europeas y norteamericanas y proponiendo un nuevo enfoque para situar esta obra en el contexto actual. La parte introductoria se completa con una aportación de corte histórico sobre la presencia de las directoras desde los primeros tiempos del cine hasta hoy. El grueso del libro lo conforman artículos de especialistas en cine español y latinoamericano procedentes de Alemania, Austria, Costa Rica, Chile, España, Estados Unidos, Francia, Holanda y México. Todos ellos se centran en casos concretos y estudian así esas nuevas miradas y voces dentro de la Historia del Cine. Una entrevista con Inés París da cierre al libro y nos acerca, en primera persona, a la labor de las directoras del siglo XXI. 460 pp. Spanisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -(Re)thinking Orientalism is a text that examines the visual discourse of Orientalism through the pedagogy of contemporary graphic narratives. Using feminist, critical race, and postcolonial theoretical and pedagogical lenses, the book uses visual discourse analysis and visual semiology to situate the narratives within Islamophobia and neo-Orientalism in the post-9/11 media context. In the absence of mainstream media that tells the complex stories of Muslim Americans and Muslims around the world, there has been a wave of publications of graphic narratives written and drawn from various perspectives that can be used to create curriculum that presents culture, religion, and experience from a multitude of perspectives. The book is an accessible, upper level undergraduate/graduate level text written to give readers insights into toxic xenophobia created through media representation. It provides a theoretical foundation for students to engage in critical analysis and production of visual media.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 246 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The guiding theme of the book is a traditional institution of Tajik culture: mahalla ¿ neighborhood. For centuries it has sustained the existence of Tajik culture, and in times of the greatest religious persecution in the USSR it has helped Islam to survive. In this book the author does not limit himself to the description of mahalla and the explanation of its social functions; a significant part of the book is constituted by a comparison of mahalla with the concept of civil society existing in contemporary Western culture. For this reason, the book examines differences between Eastern and Western cultures, in which the specificity of the first is collectivism, and the second individualism. The author¿s considerations are based on two pillars: firstly, he has great knowledge on theoretical literature and field studies while secondly an important role has been played by the fact that he has spent a large part of his life as a resident of mahalla in Tajikistan before beginning his studies in the West. This very fact has allowed him to meet Western civil society as an observer. Precisely, the experience of living in these different societies permits the author to formulate his own opinions and conclusions, sometimes surprising to the reader. 196 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The communication role in organizations has changed, just as the nature of organizations has changed in response to the explosion of new communication technologies as well as global networks within organizations. Communication is more complex, strategic, and vital to the health of the organization than it used to be, and it will become increasingly important in the information-driven economy. This book builds upon the authors¿ 2010 book, Corporate Communication: Strategic Adaptation for Global Practice, which focused on the role of the communicator. This volume examines, analyzes, and illustrates the practice of corporate communication as a critical business asset in a time of global change. It looks at the major communication needs in the lifecycle of organizations: M&A (mergers and acquisitions), structural change, culture change, innovation, new leadership, downsizing, global expansion, competition, ethical decision-making, political action, and employee engagement. These are all significant value-creating, and potentially value-destroying, events in which corporate communication, if used correctly, functions as a critical and strategic business asset.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 250 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Americäs undergraduates truly represent a mind-boggling diversity. Today¿s College Students: A Reader looks at a wide variety of student groups and identities, which sets it apart from other texts on contemporary college students that do not cover such a broad spectrum. The editors and contributors also invite students, their instructors, and other college/university practitioners to be mindful of the crucial, yet sometimes overlooked, connection between extra-curricular campus activities and learning. Sustaining educational moments throughout the undergraduate experience, in and out of the classroom, is why colleges exist. This volume thus reminds us that both social interaction and individual critical reflection are vital collegiate processes, especially in an age of consumerism and the McDonaldization of higher education. Ultimately, the text seeks to reinforce and augment the rich diversity that can make college more rewarding for us all. It is especially useful for courses devoted to today¿s college students and diversity, the multicultural university, college student development, and student affairs administration.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 436 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Elektromobilität ist im Trend! Automobilhersteller, Energiekonzerne, sowie die Bundesregierung beschäftigen sich immer stärker mit dieser Thematik. Die Arbeit veranschaulicht Hintergrund und Entwicklung dieses Trends. Darüber hinaus werden die sich durch Elektromobilität ergebenden Chance, Risiken und die Herausforderungen für alle Akteure entlang der Wertschöpfungskette dargestellt. Es wird herausgearbeitet, unter welchen Voraussetzungen ein Elektrofahrzeug ökologisch und ökonomisch sinnvoll in die Praxis implementiert werden kann. Der aktuelle Stand der Technik und der Umsetzung zeigt, dass das Zeitalter alternativer Antriebskonzepte längst begonnen hat und eine Umsetzung sofort möglich ist. 144 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The second issue of The Yearbook on History and Interpretation of Phenomenology focuses on the intertwined topics of normativity and of typification. The area of their application and specification is relatively broad: from biological questions through various lived experiences and political life to aesthetical judgments. The contributors see normative aspects of human existence as a possibility to act according to inherent or personal values rather than according to some fixed and external rules or even laws. 178 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Why was the slum upgrading project in Kibera, Kenya, facing resistance This study uses both qualitative and quantitative methods in data collection to reveal that politics revolving around the interests of local politicians, slum dwellers and business operators as well as external players such as NGOs hamper successful implementation of the slum upgrading project Kenya Slum Upgrading Program in Kibera. The key obstacles include poverty, corruption, tribalism, political interpretation of the project aims, bureaucracy, slum oriented businesses (kadogo economy) as well as NGO activity and youth unemployment. 214 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This work, concerned with the significance of literacy and multiliteracies in the 21st century, examines pedagogy from the perspective of Web 2.0 tools and the potential of social networks to improve the quality of learning. Drawing on five years research in German and Italian universities, the author investigates different scenarios in which technology can support the learning process. The focus is on online interaction and collaboration from the standpoint of Educational Technology. With this approach, key pedagogical issues are analysed in relation to theoretical models as well as to the specific learning context. The resulting LearnWeb2.0 Design Framework provides a systematic and up-to-date reference and guide for teachers, researchers and developers when discussing course design and learning supports. 250 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Die Kompensationstheorie nach Hermann Lübbe und Odo Marquard beeinflusste den Museumsdiskurs nachhaltig und stellt eine zunächst nachvollziehbare Erklärung für den seit den 1980er Jahren diagnostizierten Museumsboom dar. Auf welchen Gedankengängen die Kompensationstheorie beruht, wird in einer analytischen Wiedergabe wichtiger Schriften der Theoretiker nachvollziehbar. Als Kernanliegen wird eine Fallstudie durchgeführt, die nach konkret sichtbaren Spuren der Kompensation im Museum fragt und das Konzept der Kompensationstheorie mit Rückgriff auf Aleida Assmanns Gedächtnistheorie in den Kontext der Erinnerungskultur einordnet. Dabei wird sich zeigen, dass ein Verständnis des Museums als Kompensation zu kurz greift und erst die Abwendung von ihr zu zahlreichen Besonderheiten im Ausstellungskonzept führt. 120 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This multidisciplinary collection of articles illuminates the ways in which the concept of female deviance is represented, appropriated, re-inscribed and refigured in a wide range of texts across time, cultures and genres. Such a choice of variety shows that representations of deviance accommodate meaning-making spaces and possibilities for resistance in different socio-cultural and literary contexts. The construct of the deviant woman is analysed from literary, sociolinguistic and historical-cultural perspectives, revealing insights about cultures and societies. Furthermore, the studies recognise and explain the significance of the concept of deviance in relation to gender that bespeaks a contemporary cultural concern about narratives of femininity. 240 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Now in its second edition, Argumentative and Aggressive Communication is the only text dedicated to the presentation and synthesis of research, theory, and application efforts on the aggressive communication traits of argumentative and verbal aggressiveness.In this updated edition, Rancer and Avtgis present new research and theory on argumentative and aggressive communication that has been influential in communication and in other social science disciplines since the first edition was published in 2006. The volume includes a discussion of new contexts in which argumentative and aggressive communication has become salient as well as new areas of research which extend into the domains of healthcare, sports, politics, digital media, and nonverbal communication. This edition includes over 100 new studies and references.With student-friendly features such as discussion questions at the end of chapters, the text is ideal for courses in communication and conflict, interpersonal communication, communication and personality, and personality theory and research, among others. It is also an invaluable resource and reference for scholars and graduate students who conduct research on argumentative and aggressive communication.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 302 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The promise of this admission policy reader arises from the embodiment of research from 58 authors, six continents, 20 time zones, 20+ first languages, and a broad array of research methodologies. Four sections aggregate key themes within the text:(1) National Perspectives on Higher Education Admission Policy;(2) Theoretical Approaches to Higher Education Admission Policy;(3) Applicant Recruitment and Student Support Services in Higher Education; and(4) Diversity and Equity in Higher Education Admission Policy Implementation.This book's global chorus of professional experience, investigation, and insight is unprecedented in its breadth and depth, illuminating a rare swath of challenges and opportunities that Internet-sourced international higher education makes visible. Although each chapter is an independent research report, together they generate a new landscape for admission policy orientation, exploration, and activism. The sheer range of policies and organizational infrastructure will alert all readers to many complexities within the admissions process that remain invisible within single or multiple but similar cultural and political contexts.Many of these authors have demonstrated courage along with their intellectual acumen in tackling politically sensitive, culturally taboo, and personally dangerous topics within their research. Theirs is a moving testimony to the global quest for fairness within the world of admission policy implementation and to the power of access to higher education. Together, we are determined to advance equitable admissions praxis within all institutions of higher learning and promising futures for all students. 454 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Given the consolidated effects of the greening process on the tourism industry, this volume investigates the relationship between three areas of research ¿ the natural environment, tourism and discourse ¿, and how this relationship is affected by and affects society as a whole. In particular, the book highlights the central role of language in constructing eco-friendly tourist sites. Since the images associated to nature are various, this study examines the uses of nature and explores how the terms nature and natural are constructed within the texts. The research identifies how nature is linguistically defined and constructed by advertisers in travel promotion texts in order to attract potential ¿green¿ tourists. The study also analyses the promotion of protected areas to verify the extent to which these areas meet the criteria on sustainable tourism set by the World Tourism Organization.By adopting a corpus-based discourse analysis perspective which combines both qualitative and quantitative approaches, the book unravels the complex interrelationship between the environment, tourism and advertising.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 176 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This study focuses on the return of the narrative as applied by literary historians. Through the 1980s, criticism on the hermetic nature of many postmodern texts grew louder and louder: novelists expressed the wish to restore the bonds between the reader and the texts as well as between the texts and the extra-literary reality. Many fiction writers have grown tired of formalism and restore the conventions of realism, though not using them in a passive manner. Literary historians dealing with the post-postmodern or late postmodern European novel agree that conventional techniques are being adopted in new manners, and that all 20 century tendencies that criticized and tried to overcome 19 century realism do leave their traces on the contemporary novel: it might be a matter of hybrid forms combining realism and postmodernism.Cette étude porte sur la notion, souvent avancée par des commentateurs du roman contemporain, du retour à la narration. Le romancier contemporain s¿opposerait à l¿hermétisme du roman postmoderne et désirerait rétablir le lien entre le texte et son lecteur et entre la littérature et la réalité extralittéraire. Les écrivains se lassent du formalisme et reprennent les conventions du réalisme sans toutefois les appliquer passivement ; l¿auteur actuel n¿envisage pas de restaurer une forme traditionnelle, mais de réécrire au second degré certains modèles romanesques afin de mieux représenter le monde contemporain. Le roman contemporain serait donc une forme hybride qui combine des tendances réalistes et postmodernes. 226 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Often hailed as a ¿national genre¿, the short story has a long and distinguished tradition in Ireland and continues to fascinate readers and writers alike. Critical appreciation of the Irish short story, however, has laboured for too long under the normative conception of it as a realist form, used to depict quintessential truths about Ireland and Irish identity. This definition fails to do justice to the richness and variety of short stories published in Ireland since the 1850s. This collection aims to open up the critical debate on the Irish short story to the many different concerns, influences and innovations by which it has been formed. The essays gathered here consider the diverse national and international influences on the Irish short story and investigate its genealogy. They recover the short fiction of writers neglected in previous literary histories and highlight unexpected strands in the work of established writers. They scrutinize established traditions and use cutting-edge critical frameworks to discern new trends. Taken together, the essays contribute to a more encompassing and enabling view of the Irish short story as a hybrid, multivalent and highly flexible literary form, which is forever being reshaped to meet new insights, new influences and new realities. 340 pp. Englisch.