Practices of comparing shape how we perceive, organize, and change the world. Supposedly innocent, practices of comparing play a decisive role in forming categories, boundaries, and hierarchies; but they can also give an impetus to question and change such structures. Like almost no other human practice, comparing pervades all social, political, economic, and cultural spheres. This volume outlines the program of a new research agenda that places comparative practices at the center of an interdisciplinary exploration. Its contributions combine case studies with overarching systematic considerations. They show what insights can be gained and which further questions arise when one makes a seemingly trivial practice - comparing - the subject of in-depth research.

About the Author
Angelika Epple ist Professorin fA1/4r Allgemeine Geschichte des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts und Prorektorin fA1/4r Internationales und DiversitAt der UniversitAt Bielefeld. Prof. Dr. Walter Erhart lehrt Germanistische Literaturwissenschaft an der UniversitAt Bielefeld.


Book Information
ISBN 9783837651669
Author Angelika Epple
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Transcript Verlag
Publisher Transcript Verlag
Weight(grams) 666g
Dimensions(mm) 226mm * 147mm * 15mm