“Text-as-Means” versus “Text-as-End-in-Itself” Some Reasons Why Literary Scholars Have Been Slow to Hop on the Mobilities Bus : Some reasons why literary scholars have been slow to jump on the mobilities bus

Pearce, Lynne (2020) “Text-as-Means” versus “Text-as-End-in-Itself” Some Reasons Why Literary Scholars Have Been Slow to Hop on the Mobilities Bus : Some reasons why literary scholars have been slow to jump on the mobilities bus. Transfers, 10 (1). pp. 76-84. ISSN 2045-4813

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Abstract

This article explores three reasons why literary scholars have been slow to engage with both the New Mobilities Paradigm and the New Mobilities Studies promoted by Transfers, namely: (1) the residual conservatism of “English studies”; (2) the sort of textual practice associated with “literary criticism” (where the text remains the primary object of study); and (3), the tension between the humanist and/or “subject-centered” nature of most literary scholarship and the posthumanist approaches of mobilities scholars based in the social sciences and other humanities subjects. However, the close reading of literary and other texts has much to contribute to mobilities studies including insight into the temporalities—both personal and social—that shape our long-term understanding of contemporary events such as the current pandemic.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Transfers
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? literary studiesliterary criticismmobilities studiespandemicposthumanismtemporalitytransportation ??
ID Code:
205015
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Deposited On:
06 Oct 2023 13:20
Refereed?:
Yes
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Published
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16 Jul 2024 00:13