Linguistic, Literary, and Cultural Diversity in a Global Perspective Edited by Adams Bodomo and Carola Koblitz

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bodomo, Adams, editor.

Koblitz, Carola, editor.

Series:

FILLM Studies in Languages and Literatures 2213-428X 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Narrative Studies.

Sociolinguistics and Dialectology.

Sociology.

Theoretical literature & literary studies.

Local Subjects:

Narrative Studies.

Sociolinguistics and Dialectology.

Sociology.

Theoretical literature & literary studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 275 pages)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2024

Summary:

Linguistic, Literary, and Cultural Diversity in a Global Perspective is a captivating collection of research articles. This volume explores the intricate connections between language, culture, and identity across the globe. An agenda-setting introduction by the editors and essays by Liliana Sikorska and Shin-ichi Morimoto establish the scope and stakes of the book as a whole. Chapters by Eri Ohashi, Ruth Karachi Benson Oji, Liliane Hodieb, Zheng Yang, Zhifang Li, and Wanwarang Softic investigate cultural diversity in film. Chapters by Mai Hussein, Wang Chutong, and Darja Zorc Maver offer insights into the linguistic and literary creativity of diasporic and immigrant communities, and a new global context for German literature is developed in chapters by Ekaterina Riabykh, Muharrem Kaplan, and Tomás Espino Barrera. Appealing to scholars, researchers, and students, this interdisciplinary work sheds light on the complexities of our globalized world. Linguistic, Literary, and Cultural Diversity in a Global Perspective is a valuable addition to the field, offering fresh perspectives on language, culture, and identity. Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Adams Bodomo and Carola Koblitz

Chapter 1. Different meanings of "diversity" / Liliana Sikorska

Chapter 2. A rainbow in the dark / Shin-ichi Morimoto

Chapter 3. Multilingualism, identity, and diversity / Carola Koblitz and Adams Bodomo

Chapter 4. La diversité des stations thermales dans le cinéma / Eri Ohashi

Chapter 5. "Is your culture better than mine?" / Ruth Karachi Benson Oji

Chapter 6. Nigeria's cultural and linguistic diversity through Mount Zion movies / Liliane Hodieb

Chapter 7. National identity and cultural diversity in films / Zheng Yang and Zhifang Li

Chapter 8. Female-object / Wanwarang Softic

Chapter 9. Bridging times in Wajdi Mouawad's play Forests / Mai Hussein

Chapter 10. How Deleuze and Guattari's nomadic thoughts contribute to a new humanity / Wang Chutong

Chapter 11. Who are the others? / Darja Zorc Maver

Chapter 12. Individual metaphor in German-language literature in the aspect of multiculturalism and migration / Ekaterina Riabykh

Chapter 13. Between literature and politics / Muharrem Kaplan

Chapter 14. "Babylonisches idiom" / Tomas Espino Barrera

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Hardbound version:

ISBN:

9789027246448

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.