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4 paź 2019 · Poems exist at some distance from the dynamics of production and circulation that define the global capitalist economy—in a way that visual art, for instance, does not. What particular knowledge does poetry provide about capitalism that could not be gleaned from social theory or other aesthetic forms?
Production, dissemination, and reception are well-known categories for examining poetry and its social life. A critic might investigate the historical and institutional origins of poets, their economic and writing situations and supports, and their social subject positions. All these have rippling impacts on careers, oeuvres, and reception.
7 maj 2020 · Poetry after the 1970s challenged the tendency of the preceding Black Arts Movement to view African Americans as a monolithic group—as a collective of people with the same values, goals, and cultural expressions.
13 lut 2023 · This series encounters poetry from the last two centuries to consider a fundamental question: what role does poetry play in political society? Poetry’s societal duty is a study that has often been neglected in favour of poetry’s relationship to language and emotion.
Extends research on contemporary poetry and economics to examine twenty-first century North American poetry; Examines the socio-political underpinnings of contemporary cultural production; Draws on economics, sociology, anthropology, political theory, postcolonial studies and more
13 sty 2018 · Poetry is far from being an escapist type of activity, removed from society and reduced to a personal form of expression. On the contrary, poetic expressions are not only social endeavors, they also create something with the potential to question society and engage people in political action.
I use the term "social economy of poetic style" here as an image of my own understanding of the interaction of these disparate elements that is, an economy consisting of the on-going interaction of multiple forces that translate the material power of wealth (patronage) through markets (audiences) via products (epic poetry) that possess aesthetic
