Spaces of Expression and Repression in Post-Millennial North-American Literature and Visual Culture

The essays included in this book offer an overview of literary works, films, TV series, and computer games, which reflect current social and political developments since the beginning of this century. The contributions intend to x-ray the most crucial aspects of contemporary North-American literature and culture. Addressing a variety of media, the authors of the essays probe the many ways in which repression and expression are the primary keywords for understanding contemporary American life and culture.

Izabella Kimak and Julia Nikiel work at the Department of American Literature and Culture at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Poland. They created and coordinate the ExRe(y) project and organize its biannual conferences.

Expression - Repression - North-American literature and visual culture - Film - TV series - Video games - Post-millennial literature and culture - Trauma - 9/11 - Globalization - Sexuality - Ekphrasis - Aesthetics - Postmodernism - Memory - Capital - Surveillance - Mobility - Military - Feminism - Identity