World Literature and International American Studies: Convergence, Divergence, and Contest

• Authors: Paul Giles
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Paul GilesDepartment of EnglishUS Studies Centre's International Academic Advisory CommitteeUniversity of Sidney World Literature and International American Studies: Convergence, Divergence, and Contest Abstract: This paper considers the relation between the institutional formations of World Literature and International American Studies. It compares and contrasts the association between World Literature and Comparative Literature to that between International American Studies and the American Studies movement emerging out of the United States. It goes on to argue that World Literature is anchored to a universalist teleology, one linked historically to an idealist intellectual genealogy. By contrast, International American Studies involves a more materialist, multidirectional emphasis that differentiates it from the U.S. appropriation of globalization to further its own strategic interests. Keywords: World Literature, Comparative Literature, International American Studies, Globalization

Keywords

EN

World Literature; Comparative Literature; International American Studies; Globalization

• Publisher: University of Silesia Press
• Journal: Review of International American Studies
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1

Dates

published

2017-06-30

Contributors

author

Paul Giles