Laura Winkiel

Modernism and the Middle Passage challenges the typical perception of modernism as solely focused on the new and immediate, disregarding historical catastrophes. In truth, the transatlantic slave trade profoundly influenced the works of both Black and white writers. This book uncovers how modernists engaged with the Middle Passage, thereby disrupting Western concepts of time and space, race and gender, and...

Modernism: The Basics provides an accessible overview of the study of modernism in its global dimensions. Examining the key concepts, history, and varied forms of the field, it guides the reader through the major approaches, outlining key debates, to answer such questions as: What is modernism? How did modernism begin? Has modernism developed differently in different media? How is it...