Moveable Designs, Liminal Aesthetics, and Cultural Production in America since 1772 av Stefan L. Brandt

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The book explores the liminal aesthetics of U.S. cultural and literary practice. Interrogating the notion of a presumptive <i>unity</i> of the American experience, <i>Moveable Designs</i> argues that inner conflict, divisiveness, and contradiction are integral to the nation¿s cultural designs, themes, and motifs. The study suggests that U.S. literary and cultural practice is permeated by ¿moveable designs¿¿flexible, yet constant features of hegemonial practice that constitute an integral element of American national self-fashioning. The naturally pervasive liminality of U.S. cultural production is the key to understanding the resilience of American culture. <i>Moveable Designs</i> looks at artistic expressions across various media types (literature, paintings, film, television), seeking to illuminate critical phases of U.S. American literature and culture¿from the revolutionary years to the movements of romanticism, realism, and modernism, up to the postmo