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<p>The present article traces nostalgia across various campus and academic novels published during the last three decades and identifies different kinds of nostalgia – writerly and readerly nostalgia, vicarious nostalgia, ersatz nostalgia – not in the systematic manner of a classification but guided by the novels themselves. The readings are informed by theories stemming from different backgrounds – the social sciences, cultural and literary studies, psychology and cognitive science – in an attempt to create a productive dialogue, one that emphasizes the creative potential of nostalgia.</p>
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The present article traces nostalgia across various campus and academic novels published during the last three decades and identifies different kinds of nostalgia – writerly and readerly nostalgia, vicarious nostalgia, ersatz nostalgia – not in the systematic manner of a classification but guided by the novels themselves. The readings are informed by theories stemming from different backgrounds – the social sciences, cultural and literary studies, psychology and cognitive science – in an attempt to create a productive dialogue, one that emphasizes the creative potential of nostalgia.

Campus/Academic Novels and “Built-In” Nostalgia

East-West Cultural Passage

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The present article traces nostalgia across various campus and academic novels published during the last three decades and identifies different kinds of...

Campus/Academic Novels and “Built-In” Nostalgia

Published Online: Feb 15, 2023

Page range: 190 - 211

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ewcp-2022-0010

Keywords
readerly and writerly nostalgia, vicarious nostalgia, ersatz nostalgia, triggers of nostalgia, university/campus/academic fiction, campus architecture

© 2022 Corina Selejan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Campus/Academic Novels and “Built-In” Nostalgia

Published Online: Feb 15, 2023

Page range: 190 - 211

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ewcp-2022-0010

Keywordsreaderly and writerly nostalgia, vicarious nostalgia, ersatz nostalgia, triggers of nostalgia, university/campus/academic fiction, campus architecture

© 2022 Corina Selejan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
readerly and writerly nostalgia, vicarious nostalgia, ersatz nostalgia, triggers of nostalgia, university/campus/academic fiction, campus architecture