Writing and Righting: Literature in the Age of Human Rights
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Cover -- Writing And Righting: Literature In The Age Of Human Rights -- Copyright -- Dediction -- Preface And Acknowledgements -- Table Of Contents -- Chapter One: Introduction-literature In The Endtimes (?) Of Human Rights -- Chapter Two: Once More With Feeling -- Chapter Three: Experimental Human Rights: Virginia Woolf's Three Guineas -- Chapter Four: Words Of Fire: Creative Citizenship -- Chapter Five: The Bewilderment Of Everyday Violence: Shamima Begum, Freud, Citizenship And Law -- Chapter Six: Survival Time/human Time: Hannah Arendt And Behrouz Boochani Chapter Seven: Conclusion: Hannah Arendt In Baddawi -- Appendix: The Hands Are Hers -- Endnotes -- Preface And Acknowledgements -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Bibliography -- Index Lyndsey Stonebridge. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mi Available Via World Wide Web.
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THE THESIS
This work investigates the complex relationship between literature and the modern human rights framework, questioning how creative writing responds to the failures and limitations of legal and political systems. Lyndsey Stonebridge, a professor of humanities and human rights, utilizes a blend of political theory, psychoanalysis, and literary analysis to examine how authors engage with the concept of rights. She argues that literature provides a unique space to address the 'bewilderment' of violence and the precarious nature of citizenship in an era of global instability.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of canonical and contemporary texts including works by Virginia Woolf, Hannah Arendt, and Behrouz Boochani
- Theoretical frameworks connecting Freudian psychoanalysis to legal citizenship
- Exploration of the 'endtimes' of human rights discourse
Scope Limits
- The text does not provide a comprehensive history of international human rights law
- It does not offer a prescriptive policy guide for human rights advocacy
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars and critics frequently note the academic density of the prose and the sophisticated interdisciplinary approach employed by Stonebridge. Experts highlight this as a significant contribution to the field of human rights literature, particularly for its focus on the intersection of political theory and creative expression.
Page Count:
160
Publication Date:
2020-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0192543733
ISBN-13:
9780192543738
Philosophy
Literary Criticism
Human rights
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