Politics in Literature and Film
A special issue of Humanities (ISSN 2076-0787).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 2488
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
What is the relationship between politics and art? How does one influence the other? Novels such as Charles Dickens' Hard Times and Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin impacted their respective societies. The former triggered new child labor laws in Great Britain; the latter played a role in the abolitionist movement, which, in turn, contributed to the American Civil War. Conversely, how do political views infiltrate art? Leni Riefenstahl's propaganda film Triumph of the Will glorified Hitler and the Nazi party. Some view her film as the best propaganda film ever made, while others extol it for aesthetic qualities such as her innovative cinematic techniques. What is the distinction between propaganda and art, and is it always a clear distinction?
Papers for this Special Issue should analyze modern literary or cinematic works that explicitly or implicitly contain a political message or have had a significant political impact on 20th or 21st century society. Analyses of these works through feminist, queer theory, post-colonial, or post-modernist lenses are especially welcome. Please submit a paper abstract of about 250 words by December 31, 2023. The abstract should include a brief summary of the work and its political/social context, as well as the approach (feminist or queer theory, etc.) that is used to investigate its political context and its message, its reception among contemporary readers/viewers, and any political or social changes that it triggered in society.
Dr. Margarete J. Landwehr
Guest Editor
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