14%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Fake Identity?
Caroline Rosenthal
€ 52.90
€ 45.65
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Fake Identity?
Paperback. Features essays that examine both real and fictional renditions of North American imposture, placing these narratives in historical context even as they shed light on larger currents such as identity as performance and the cultural value attributed to authenticity in Western societies. Editor(s): Rosenthal, Caroline; Schafer, Stefanie. Num Pages: 230 pages, 25 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
In North America, where the sociocultural history and national mythologies of the United States and Canada are especially fertile ground for the invention of identities both fake and "real," impostor narratives of all kinds abound. From ethnic impersonation to racial passing, going native, and confidence tricks, imposture incites fascination and scandal-yet it also showcases how identities are made. The essays in this book examine both real and fictional renditions of North American imposture, placing these narratives in historical context even as they shed light on larger currents such as identity as performance and the cultural value attributed to authenticity in ... Read more
In North America, where the sociocultural history and national mythologies of the United States and Canada are especially fertile ground for the invention of identities both fake and "real," impostor narratives of all kinds abound. From ethnic impersonation to racial passing, going native, and confidence tricks, imposture incites fascination and scandal-yet it also showcases how identities are made. The essays in this book examine both real and fictional renditions of North American imposture, placing these narratives in historical context even as they shed light on larger currents such as identity as performance and the cultural value attributed to authenticity in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Frankfurt, Germany
ISBN
9783593501017
SKU
V9783593501017
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Caroline Rosenthal
Caroline Rosenthal is professor of North American literature at Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena, Germany. Stefanie Schaefer is assistant professor of American studies at Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena, Germany.
Reviews for Fake Identity?