Confessional Crises and Cultural Politics in Twentieth-Century America
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Public Speaking, Rhetoric, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Civics, Linguistics
| Author: | Dave Tell | ISBN: | 9780271060248 |
| Publisher: | Penn State University Press | Publication: | October 16, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Penn State University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dave Tell |
| ISBN: | 9780271060248 |
| Publisher: | Penn State University Press |
| Publication: | October 16, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Penn State University Press |
| Language: | English |
Confessional Crises and Cultural Politics in Twentieth-Century America revolutionizes how we think about confession and its ubiquitous place in American culture. It argues that the sheer act of labeling a text a confession has become one of the most powerful, and most overlooked, forms of intervening in American cultural politics. In the twentieth century alone, the genre of confession has profoundly shaped (and been shaped by) six of America’s most intractable cultural issues: sexuality, class, race, violence, religion, and democracy.
Confessional Crises and Cultural Politics in Twentieth-Century America revolutionizes how we think about confession and its ubiquitous place in American culture. It argues that the sheer act of labeling a text a confession has become one of the most powerful, and most overlooked, forms of intervening in American cultural politics. In the twentieth century alone, the genre of confession has profoundly shaped (and been shaped by) six of America’s most intractable cultural issues: sexuality, class, race, violence, religion, and democracy.
