Hyperobject Reading, Scale Variance, and American Fiction in the Anthropocene

by Chingshun J. Sheu

Book Overview

2024 Ming Chuan University Research Award

This book proposes a model of reading called hyperobject reading that bridges the Anthropocene scale variance between humans and humanity by focusing on the large-scale problems and phenomena themselves. Hyperobject reading draws on narratology and reader-response theory, as well as newer developments such as the postcritical turn and object-oriented ontology. The theoretical introduction sets out...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031256387
• ISBN13: 9783031256387
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"