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Project

Intersections of Cultural Memory and Human Rights: The Case of Dave Eggers
Code
3G0A9812
Duration
01 January 2012 → 31 December 2017
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Language studies
    • Literary studies
    • Theory and methodology of language studies
    • Theory and methodology of linguistics
    • Theory and methodology of literary studies
    • Other languages and literary studies
  • Social sciences
    • Law
Keywords
Dave Eggers cultural memory contemporary literature human rights 20th Century Contemporary English literature Literary studies
 
Project description
 

This project examines the interrelations between cultural memory and human rights via a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the work of the contemporary American author Dave Eggers, which encompasses bestselling novels, collaboratively produced testimonies, publishing ventures, and social activism.