Prof. Dr. Joachim Küpper
In his project monograph, J. Küpper presents the findings of the entire project concerning the basic metaphor of culture as a virtual network. In a second part, the book exemplifies the theoretical model by describing Early Modern European drama, its emergence and evolution, with recourse to the theoretical model. In a third part, it presents succinct case studies elucidating specific problems that result from the application of the network metaphor to cultural phenomena. This third and last part also contains an extended critical engagement with the antagonist position in terms of theory, Herder’s concept of national cultures (including its derivatives up to Post-colonialism).
The Cultural Net – Early Modern Drama as Paradigm. Berlin/Boston. De Gruyter 2017. In press. Open Access Publication.