Knowledge and Arts on the Move: Transformation of the Self-aware Image Through East-west Encounters

Fongaro, Enrico (Editor)/ Craig, Christopher (Editor)/ Ozaki, Akihiro (Editor)

ISBN 10: 8869771326 / ISBN 13: 9788869771323

Published by Mimesis Edizioni, 2018

About this Item

156 pages. 9.25x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Knowledge and Arts on the Move: Transformation of the Self-aware Image Through East-west Encounters
• Publisher: Mimesis Edizioni
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8869771326
• ISBN 13: 9788869771323
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

East and West have long stood as towering edifices dividing history and the world into separate spheres. In fact, the two poles have not only shared a multitude of connections over the centuries, they have also played essential roles in shaping the identities of their oppositional others. Cultural exchange, mutual imaginings, and other forms of interaction have contributed to both the construction of an exotic other and a framing and definition of the self.
The essays in this collection explore the construction and transformation of self image through the encounter between East and West from a variety of disciplinary approaches. Scholars from Japan and Europe apply methodologies and concerns from history, literature, art history, aesthetics, sociology, political science, law, and anthropology to issues of identity formation and transformation at the nexus of East Asia and Europe.

About the Author

Enrico Fongaro is Associate Professor of Italian and Western Aesthetics at Tohoku University in Japan.

Christopher Craig is Associate Professor of Japanese History at Tohoku University in Japan.

Akihiro Ozaki is Full Professor of Western Art History and Aesthetics at Tohoku University in Japan.