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Vanitas und Gesellschaft

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This interdisciplinary volume delves into the significance of the early modern vanitas motif in the present day. In the arts, pop culture, and social discourses, it is utilized to make cultural-critical diagnoses. Reflections about the mortality of human life, about decadence and conceit, or the fut...

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Other Authors: Benthien, Claudia (Editor), Schmidt, Antje (Editor), Wobbeler, Christian (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021
Subjects:
Literary studies: general
Society & social sciences
Popular culture
Media studies
Memory
Death
contemporary culture
cultural criticism
ephemerality
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Summary:This interdisciplinary volume delves into the significance of the early modern vanitas motif in the present day. In the arts, pop culture, and social discourses, it is utilized to make cultural-critical diagnoses. Reflections about the mortality of human life, about decadence and conceit, or the futile pursuit of happiness are updated, but they are joined by new topics such as climate change and transhumanism.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (308 p.)
ISBN:9783110716016
9783110715958
9783110716054
Access:Open Access

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