Moving Modernisms: Motion, Technology, and Modernity
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Author Description
The Essays In Moving Modernisms: Motion, Technology, And Modernity, Written By Renowned International Scholars, Open Up The Many Dimensions And Arenas Of Modernist Movement And Movements: Spatial, Geographical And Political: Affective And Physiological; Temporal And Epochal; Technological, Locomotive And Metropolitan; Aesthetic And Representational. Individual Essays Explore Modernism's Complex Geographies, Focusing On Anglo-european Modernisms While Also Engaging With The Debates Engendered By Recent Models Of World Literatures And Global Modernisms. From Questions Of Space And Place, The Volume Moves To A Focus On Movement And Motion, With Topics Ranging From Modernity And Bodily Energies To Issues Of Scale And Quantity. The Final Chapters In The Volume Examine Modernist Film And The Moving Image, And Travel And Transport In The Modern Metropolis. 'movement Is Reality Itself', The Philosopher Henri Bergson Wrote: The Original And Illuminating Essays In Moving Modernisms Point In New Ways To The Realities, And The Fantasies, Of Movement In Modernist Culture.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This volume investigates the multifaceted relationship between movement and modernity, questioning how motion—in its physical, technological, and aesthetic forms—defined the modernist era. The editors, David C. A. Bradshaw, Laura Marcus, and Rebecca Roach, curate a collection of essays from international scholars to analyze how modernist culture navigated the shifting landscapes of the early twentieth century. By synthesizing perspectives from geography, philosophy, and technology, the text argues that movement serves as a fundamental lens through which to understand the complexities of the modernist period.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of spatial, geographical, and political movements within modernist literature.
- Examination of technological advancements in transport and their impact on metropolitan life.
- Theoretical discussions on bodily energies, temporal shifts, and the philosophy of motion.
- Critical studies of modernist film and the evolution of the moving image.
Scope Limits
- The volume primarily focuses on Anglo-European modernism with selective engagement with global models.
- It does not provide an exhaustive historical survey of all modernist movements, focusing instead on thematic intersections with motion.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars and critics recognize this collection as a significant contribution to the study of modernist aesthetics and cultural history. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, highlighting its value as a resource for advanced research in literary and film studies.
Page Count:
296
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0191023604
ISBN-13:
9780191023606
Literary Criticism
Technology history
Film Studies
Modernism
Academic
