The Off-Modern charts a fresh path beyond the categories of modernism and postmodernism, center and periphery, artistic theory and practice--
Svetlana Boym Book order
Svetlana Boym's literary work delves into the intricate connections between utopia and kitsch, memory and modernity, and the dualities of homesickness and the sickness of home. Her writing is deeply rooted in an exploration of 20th-century Russian literature, cultural studies, and comparative literary theory. Boym's unique voice offers readers profound insights into the complexities of human experience, highlighting distinctive perspectives on identity and belonging.
- 2017
- 2014
The book explores themes of mystery and intrigue, delving into the complexities of life and death through a unique narrative lens. It invites readers to ponder the significance of words and their impact on human experience, weaving together elements of suspense and philosophical inquiry. The characters navigate a web of relationships and secrets, ultimately leading to revelations that challenge their perceptions of reality.
- 2001
The future of nostalgia
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Combining personal memoir, philosophical essay, and historical analysis, Svetlana Boym explores the spaces of collective nostalgia that connect national biography and personal self-fashioning in the twenty-first century. She guides us through the ruins and construction sites of post-communist cities--St. Petersburg, Moscow, Berlin, and Prague--and the imagined homelands of exiles-Benjamin, Nabokov, Mandelstahm, and Brodsky. From Jurassic Park to the Totalitarian Sculpture Garden, Boym unravels the threads of this global epidemic of longing and its antidotes.
