American Economies

Edited by Eva Boesenberg, Reinhard Isensee and Martin Klepper.

21 essays analyse interrelations between financial and cultural capital in different historical contexts and from a variety of perspectives, structured by four topic areas: I. Economics, Culture, and Theory; II. Economics and Politics; III. Health and Political Economy; IV. Economies of Literature. The volume is based on the annual conference of the German Association for American Studies/Deutsche Gesellschaft für Amerikastudien (GAAS/DGfA), May 2010. - American economies are hotly and controversially debated both within the United States and abroad. While most discussions focus exclusively on financial resources, this volume takes a more comprehensive approach, analysing interrelations between financial and cultural capital in different historical contexts and from a variety of perspectives. It addresses the 2008 financial crisis as well as representations of economics in literary texts and films, the usage of metaphors in economic theory, opportunities for interdisciplinary dialogues between economics and cultural studies, and the complex intersections of economics and aesthetics. Topics discussed range from piratical economies in 17th century literature to ecology and economics in recent movies, gentrification, and economics and health. With its readings of financial, narrative, libidinal and visual economies, the collection offers a broad spectrum of critical engagements with American economies both past and present. VII,455 Seiten mit 10 Abb., gebunden (American Studies - A Monograph Series; Vol. 219/Universitätsverlag Winter 2012) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear