Die Welt auf zwölf Quadratmetern. Weltflüchtige, Hausmenschen und moderne Einsiedler im Spiegel der deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur. Ein Überblick
The world on twelve square metres. World escapees, house people and modern hermits in the mirror of contemporary German-language literature. An overview
Author(s): Monika BlidySubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Comparative Study of Literature, German Literature, Culture and social structure , Social psychology and group interaction, Social Theory, Social Norms / Social Control, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: new domesticity; social withdrawal; escapism; hikikomori; homing; cocooning
Summary/Abstract: This paper attempts to provide an overview of new motifs, protagonists and concepts in literary works conceived as aesthetic representations of various models of social withdrawal and isolation. To illuminate the social context, sustainable lifestyles and trends that emerged at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries (homing, cocooning, hikikomori syndrome) were used and interpreted as counter-designs to the social changes brought about by globalisation and digitalisation.
Journal: Wortfolge. Szyk Słów
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 1-15
- Page Count: 15
- Language: German