Cultures of Denunciation: Defamation and Creative Resistance in American Literature of the Long Nineteenth Century
Type:
Call for Papers
Date:
June 21, 2023
Location:
Austria
Subject Fields:
Cultural History / Studies, Humanities, Literature
The themes of ostracism, social exclusion, and defamation have become increasingly and globally relevant in contemporary society, with the rise of cancel culture and public condemnation of perceived misdemeanors. We have recently witnessed the fall of public figures and celebrities as part of the #metoo movement; the removal of Confederate monuments; the ostracization of Russian classical culture and its undercurrent imperialism in the wake of the Russian aggression in Ukraine.