Permanent Present – Forms of Nostalgia and Liminality in Contemporary Western Culture

diplomski rad

• Naslov (hrvatski): Trajna sadašnjica – obličja nostalgije i liminalnost u suvremenoj kulturi Zapada
• Autor: Emil Feriz
• Mentor: Sven Cvek (mentor)
• Član povjerenstva: Martina Domines (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Član povjerenstva: Hrvoje Tutek (član povjerenstva)
• Ustanova koja je dodijelila akademski / stručni stupanj: Sveučilište u Zagrebu; Filozofski fakultet; (Odsjek za anglistiku); Zagreb
• Datum i država obrane: 2024-09-30, Hrvatska
• Znanstveno / umjetničko područje, polje i grana: HUMANISTIČKE ZNANOSTI; Filologija; Anglistika

Sažetak

This thesis explores the transformations of nostalgia and its associated temporal flattening within contemporary Western culture, with a particular focus on the aesthetic and spatial dimensions of this phenomenon in popular culture. Central to the analysis are popular trends that reflect the breakdown of historicity, as outlined by Fredric Jameson, and the rise of "retromania," as examined by Simon Reynolds. Movements such as hauntology and vaporwave are examined as examples of self-referential cultural recycling, echoing Mark Fisher’s concept of "lost futures"—a cultural condition wherein the inability to imagine coherent futures results in societal stasis. The thesis also delves into the spatial manifestations of nostalgia in popular culture, focusing on dead malls and liminal spaces. These physical and conceptual spaces, emptied of their original functions, evoke a sense of atemporality and serve as symbols of ersatz nostalgia—utilizing fragments of collective memory without anchoring it to a specific historical reality. Finally, referring to anthropological and sociological research on liminality, the study considers how these cultural and spatial transformations reflect broader trends of social isolation in the West, contributing to a form of cultural deadlock characterized by a pervasive sense of displacement and atemporality.

• Ključne riječi: atemporality; liminal; cultural production; nostalgia; popular culture
• Jezik: engleski
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:990642
• Studijski program: Naziv: Anglistika (jednopredmetni); smjerovi: nastavnički, lingvistički, književno-kulturološki, prevoditeljski; Smjer: književno-kulturološki; Vrsta studija: sveučilišni; Stupanj studija: diplomski; Akademski / stručni naziv: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (mag. philol. angl.)
• Vrsta resursa: Tekst
• Način izrade datoteke: Izvorno digitalna
• Prava pristupa: Pristup svim korisnicima iz sustava znanosti i visokog obrazovanja RH
• Datum i vrijeme pohrane: 2024-09-30 12:55:31