The papers gathered in this special issue of Colloquium: New Philologies reflect upon the various ways in which nationalisms are being articulated, negotiated, challenged, and played out in literary, linguistic, and cultural forms of expression. As the papers in this journal issue lucidly show, the world shortly after World War I seems very similar in many ways to the current state of affairs in the sense that another major push against multinationalism, multiculturalism, and globalism is evident. Mirroring 1918 and the nationalist movements of the time, 2018 seems to bring a strong (or at least a loud) return to nationalism. After a long general movement into globalisation, unification, and multiculturalism that has marked the period succeeding World War II, nationalism, particularly in the Western World, appears more pronounced today than any time in the last 70 years. It is particularly rampant in the political discourse of today. On the other hand, supranational entities such as the EU, seem to be deriving new motivation precisely from the revival of these nationalistic tendencies. The papers shed light on the languages not only of nationalisms, but also of critique and resistance to them, especially into their narrative, rhetoric, and argumentative strategies, as well as their use of metaphors, images, and other devices of communication.
Colloquium: New Philologies. Special Issue. Vol. 4, No (3), 2019. Language, Literature, Politics. (Un)doing Nationalism and Resistance
Marta Degani;Cristina Beretta;
2019-01-01
Abstract
The papers gathered in this special issue of Colloquium: New Philologies reflect upon the various ways in which nationalisms are being articulated, negotiated, challenged, and played out in literary, linguistic, and cultural forms of expression. As the papers in this journal issue lucidly show, the world shortly after World War I seems very similar in many ways to the current state of affairs in the sense that another major push against multinationalism, multiculturalism, and globalism is evident. Mirroring 1918 and the nationalist movements of the time, 2018 seems to bring a strong (or at least a loud) return to nationalism. After a long general movement into globalisation, unification, and multiculturalism that has marked the period succeeding World War II, nationalism, particularly in the Western World, appears more pronounced today than any time in the last 70 years. It is particularly rampant in the political discourse of today. On the other hand, supranational entities such as the EU, seem to be deriving new motivation precisely from the revival of these nationalistic tendencies. The papers shed light on the languages not only of nationalisms, but also of critique and resistance to them, especially into their narrative, rhetoric, and argumentative strategies, as well as their use of metaphors, images, and other devices of communication.
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