Unframing and Reframing Mediterranean Spaces and Identities

Abstract

In the last twenty years, the Mediterranean has regained the interest of academicians and related aficionados. We have witnessed publications from historians, political scientists, antiquity and religion scholars, with some sporadic volumes on arts and literature . Scholars have also questioned the teaching of the Mediterranean in the classroom, tackling methods and synergies from area studies or “systematic regionalism,” trying to hone the commonalities and differences to explain a larger scope. We have seen also a growth in institutional and organizational interest, with more journals coming to the fore and academic programs such as certificates, minors and majors focused on Mediterranean awareness. All in all, these are all individual efforts that do not consider the polyhedric region in a polyhedric fashion. The praiseworthy (and ambitious) goal of the editors and contributors of Unframing and Reframing Mediterranean Spaces and Identities is to do just this.