Painted riverscapes such as Claude Monet’s impressions of the Seine, Isaak Levitan’s Volga views, or Thomas Cole’s Hudson scenery became iconic not least because they embodied nationalist ideas about
Cusack (Visual and Cultural Studies) examines the ways that riverscapes have played an important role in transforming the abstract idea of the nation into a potent visual image. Focusing on five river
Before the eighteenth century, the ocean was regarded as a repulsive and chaotic deep. Despite reinvention as a zone of wonder and pleasure, it continued to be viewed in the West and elsewhere as ’uni
Before the eighteenth century, the ocean was regarded as a repulsive and chaotic deep. Despite reinvention as a zone of wonder and pleasure, it continued to be viewed in the West and elsewhere as a€?u
The water's edge, whether shore or riverbank, is a marginal territory that becomes invested with layers of meaning. The essays in this collection present intriguing perspectives on how the water's edg
Eight papers explore the relations between gender and nationalism in different counties, and how they were embodied in various forms of visual art. Those from the conference have been revised and exte
