Now out as an e-book; hardcover coming in November 2017.
Can We Talk Mediterranean? Conversations on an Emerging Field in Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Editors: Catlos, Brian A., Kinoshita, Sharon (Eds.)
Contributors: Brian A. Catlos, Claire Farago, Sharon Kinoshita, Peregrine Horden and Cecily HIlsdale
This book provides a systematic framework for the emerging field of Mediterranean studies, collecting essays from scholars of history, literature, religion, and art history that seek a more fluid understanding of “Mediterranean.” It emphasizes the interdependence of Mediterranean regions and the rich interaction (both peaceful and bellicose, at sea and on land) between them. It avoids applying the national, cultural and ethnic categories that developed with the post-Enlightenment domination of northwestern Europe over the academy, working instead towards a dynamic and thoroughly interdisciplinary picture of the Mediterranean. Including an extensive bibliography and a conversation between leading scholars in the field, Can We Talk Mediterranean? lays the groundwork for a new critical and conceptual approach to the region.
This volume is based on a "Can We Talk Mediterranean?” the Spring 2012 Mediterranean Seminar Workshop (5–7 April 2012) sponsored by the Mediterranean Seminar and organized by the CU Mediterranean Studies Group with the support of an Innovative Seed Grant from the College of Arts and Sciences. Mediterranean Perspectives is a new book series published by Palgrave-MacMillan, edited by Brian A. Catlos (CU Boulder) and Sharon Kinoshita (UC Santa Cruz).
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