EXPERIENCING THE IN-BETWEEN: A GATEWAY INTO INTERMEDIALITY

This review discusses the scope and extent of the volume Cross-Disciplinary Horizons of In- termediality: Linguistics ‒ Literary Studies ‒ Translation Studies, edited by Olga Vorobyova, Rusla- na Savchuk, and Larysa Taranenko (Kyiv, 2024), which brings together the contributi on of twen- Kyiv, 2024), which brings together the contributi on of twen- 2024), which brings together the contributi on of twen- , which brings together the contribution of twen- ty prominent scholars from Ukraine, Poland, Japan, Italy, and New Zealand. The review aims to examine, while applying a comparative analysis, the argument postulated in the volume as its objective that intermedial studies tend to mark a paradigm shift in the Humaniti es while address- that intermedial studies tend to mark a paradigm shift in the Humaniti es while address- tend to mark a paradigm shift in the Humaniti es while address- mark a paradigm shift in the Humanities while address- while address- address- ing related terminological issues in the area, relying upon a multi disciplinary methodology. Dis- related terminological issues in the area, relying upon a multi disciplinary methodology. Dis- , relying upon a multidisciplinary methodology. Dis-. Dis- Dis- criminating between mediality and modality, the review highlights their symbiotic relationship grounded the interaction of various media (literary, cinematic, theatrical, musical, political, po- lemic) and arts (architecture, fiction, music, visual arts, feature movies, documentaries, rheto- ric, political cartoons, book illustrations, drama, photography) as well as a multimodal approach to artistic artefacts. Suggesti ng a detailed overview of the chapters writt en in English, which fo- Suggesti ng a detailed overview of the chapters writt en in English, which fo- uggesting a detailed overview of the chapters writt en in English, which fo- of the chapters written in English, which fo- , which fo- cus on the language of and about architecture, resistant public speeches in cinematographic and musical rendering, particularly addressing the rhetoric of war, the image of pillars in EU related discourse as well as poetics of photography and the issues of intersemiotic translation, the re- viewer outlines some pedagogical applicati ons linked to a few relevant studies in the fi eld, in- pedagogical applications linked to a few relevant studies in the fi eld, in- linked to a few relevant studies in the fi eld, in- relevant studies in the field, in- , in- cluding those that are aimed to cultivate the university students’ literary awareness. Such appli-. Such appli- Such appli- cations, the outining of which is an additional objective of the review, may concern developing stylistic sensitivity to traditional and innovative contexts and media, while approaching artistic works placed in the field of social interactions and establishing links between language and cul- ture through fictional worlds they create. Commenting upon the structure of the monographic study, the review indicates that the volume, whose cover vividly mirrors the melding of arts and media represented in its chapters, is a much welcome publication which situates intermediality as a phenomenon involving aesthetic, political, and social reflections of our times.