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Chapter 2 - Hemisphere

from Part I - Fractures and Continuities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2022

By
Rodrigo Lazo
Edited by
Justine S. Murison
Justine S. Murison
Affiliation:
University of Illinois
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This essay lays out the history of the term “America” as a geographic notation that came to be conflated with the US nation-state, and how, in revealing and exploring that elision, hemispheric studies emerged. The essay then argues for reconfiguration of the field as “trans-American studies,” which would emphasize movement and transition beyond America and across America.

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HemisphereTransamerican StudiesAmerican literature
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American Literature in Transition, 1820–1860 , pp. 21 - 36
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Hemisphere
  • Edited by Justine S. Murison, University of Illinois
  • Book: American Literature in Transition, 1820–1860
  • Online publication: 09 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108566872.004
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  • Hemisphere
  • Edited by Justine S. Murison, University of Illinois
  • Book: American Literature in Transition, 1820–1860
  • Online publication: 09 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108566872.004
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  • Hemisphere
  • Edited by Justine S. Murison, University of Illinois
  • Book: American Literature in Transition, 1820–1860
  • Online publication: 09 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108566872.004
Available formats
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