Gould, Rebecca Ruth (2013) 'The Death of Caucasus Philology: Towards a Discipline Beyond Areal Divides.' Iran and the Caucasus, 17 (3). pp. 275-293.
Abstract
This essay investigates the challenges facing Caucasus philology, by which I mean the institutional capacity to conduct deep research into the literary cultures of Azerbaijan Republic, Georgia, Daghestan, and Chechnya. I argue that the philological approach to the literary cultures of the Caucasus has been a casualty of the rise of areas studies in the North American academy during the Cold War, and that Cold War legacies continue to shape Caucasus Studies to this day. I conclude by offering three proposals for opening exchanges between the humanities and the social sciences within Caucasus Studies. More broadly, this essay argues for a rapprochement between the social sciences and philological inquiry vis-à-vis the Caucasus.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Departments and Subunits > School of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics |
| ISSN: | 1573384X |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.1163/1573384x-20130304 |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2023 18:13 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/40536 |
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