Libraries, literatures, and archives
Not only does the library have a long and complex history and politics, but it has an ambivalent presence in Western culture - both a site of positive knowledge and a site of error, confusion, and loss. Nevertheless, in literary studies and in the humanities, including book history, the figure of th...
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| Language: | English |
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London
Routledge
2014
New York |
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Add Tag | Summary: | Not only does the library have a long and complex history and politics, but it has an ambivalent presence in Western culture - both a site of positive knowledge and a site of error, confusion, and loss. Nevertheless, in literary studies and in the humanities, including book history, the figure of the library remains in many senses under-researched. This collection brings together established and up-and-coming researchers from a number of practices - literary and cultural studies, gender studies, book history, philosophy, visual culture, and contemporary art -with an effective historical sweep ranging from the time of Sumer to the present day. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 289 pages : illustrations 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780415843874 |
Critical Theory for Library and Information Science Exploring the Social from Across the Disciplines