Introduction

The present volume may be most usefully approached as an inquiry into the practical or “heuristic” value of the notion of crossroads in cultural and historical studies. Common sense indicates that the term must certainly prove useful to describe the coming together of people and ideas, and the part...

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Hauptverfasser: Birgy, Philippe, Goethals, Helen, Harding, Wendy
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprache:Anglais
Veröffentlicht: Anglophonia Caliban/Sigma 2024
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Zusammenfassung:The present volume may be most usefully approached as an inquiry into the practical or “heuristic” value of the notion of crossroads in cultural and historical studies. Common sense indicates that the term must certainly prove useful to describe the coming together of people and ideas, and the particular forms of production and effervescence resulting from their interpolation. Or alternately, it will account for sites of conflict where diverging interests are negotiated thanks to elaborate r...