{"product_id":"the-doppelgaenger-in-our-time-visions-of-alterity-in-literature-visual-culture-and-new-media-paperback","title":"The «Doppelgaenger» in Our Time: Visions of Alterity in Literature, Visual Culture, and New Media - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Mathews\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDawn Ades\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlia Soliman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Alia Soliman's re-assessment of the motif of the \u003ci\u003edoppelgänger\u003c\/i\u003e moves it comprehensively into the twenty-first century and adds new dimensions to the figure. Here, through incisive readings, the double is brought to perspectives on ageing, the crisis of masculinity and, crucially, our digital condition. Soliman's book prompts vital questions about the literary, cultural and social work the double can do. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(Patrick ffrench, Professor of French, King's College London)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Alia Soliman's book focuses on aspects of the female double, the \u003ci\u003edoppelgänger\u003c\/i\u003e in Latin American literature, contemporary photography and in social media, making relevant contributions to scholarship. Considering the growing importance of the digital double and the implications of public image and self-perception, this publication presents an interesting link from the motif's literary past to its multi-mediated present. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(Gerald Bär, Professor of Literature and Cultural Studies, Universidade Aberta, Lisbon)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e From the female double to digital \u003ci\u003edoppelgänger \u003c\/i\u003etrends, this book offers a topical investigation into issues pertaining to identity formation through the lens of the double. Emanating from the literary realm and into photography, film, and new media, the study reveals new and exciting engagements with the \u003ci\u003edoppelgänger\u003c\/i\u003e that span feminist, visual, and digital studies. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(Prof. Umberto Mondini, President, International Centre for Studies of Arts and Humanities, Rome) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book examines the \u003ci\u003edoppelgänger\u003c\/i\u003e persona's gradual shift to representations of the self as simulacrum and responds to changing conceptions of identity that celebrate the potentiality of alterity. Varied literary, visual, and digital narratives of the self showcase the \u003ci\u003edoppelgänger \u003c\/i\u003eas an increasingly image-based construction. The increasing visuality of the \u003ci\u003edoppelgänger\u003c\/i\u003e corpus engages with notions of exteriorisation, fragmentation, and the materialisation of unfulfilled possibilities, reflecting a sense of self that indulges in multiple realities and alternative lives. The literature of Jorge Luis Borges and Carlos Fuentes reveal the birth of multiple selfhoods that are rooted in temporality; Willem Hermans, José Saramago, and Denis Villeneuve put forth under-represented experiences of alienation and the remedial powers of the alter; contemporary photographic campaigns by Cornelia Hediger and François Brunelle and digital \u003ci\u003edoppelgänger\u003c\/i\u003e series such as  twin strangers  lead trends in visual culture and new media where the encounter between self and double is constructive, performative, and interactive. Delineating a structural change, the book proposes a paradigm shift that celebrates the female double, multiplicity, and visual and digital engagement and furnishes the reader with an expanded conception of the \u003ci\u003edoppelgänger\u003c\/i\u003e figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlia Soliman\u003c\/strong\u003e is a university lecturer and consultant in the field of art, culture, and education. She holds an MA in Comparative Literature from the American University in Cairo and a PhD in Cultural Studies from the Centre of Multidisciplinary and Intercultural Inquiry at University College London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461150228733,"sku":"9781800793613","price":138.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/werNW-Kgo19781800793613.webp?v=1777256755","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-doppelgaenger-in-our-time-visions-of-alterity-in-literature-visual-culture-and-new-media-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}