Rethinking Peripheral Modernisms

Pizzi, Katia; Gefter Wondrich, Roberta

This collection of essays reappraises the contributions made by modernist movements from regions generally regarded as peripheral or semi-peripheral to a global aesthetic of Modernism. It particularly focuses on European semi-peripheries, combining theoretical chapters and individual case studies to examine the cultural and aesthetic complexities of so-called peripheral modernisms. Contributing to research on the ‘transnational turn’ in New Modernist Studies, the volume takes recent scholarship on postcolonial modernisms one step further by exploring a broader geopolitical expanse than the (formerly) colonised regions under global capitalism. It highlights the local and translocal specificities of modernist movements from regions such as Eastern and Central Europe and the Mediterranean to offer new insights into the concept of global modernism.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2025-01-04

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783031355486

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-35546-2

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 200