This book ‘plays up’ stories of mostly unknown figures and
their journeys through a life affected by movement, and a search
for home. It engages with individuals and groups whose passions
have carried the subjects through ‘uncharted’ or unhomely
territories, here told in a series of ‘tracks’ depicting their
roles in community memories and histories. Side A engages with
individual journeys, such as Lewis, the American black literature
book seller; the civil rights activist, Izzy, an American-Swedish
folklorist; Eugene, a black classical pianist; and Pi, the Jew
transported to Sweden during WWII. Side B focuses on communal
histories and alternative educational and artistic spaces,
addressing life writing and memory in German comic books;
alternative educational spaces in Israel-Palestine and Africa,
and ‘small press passions’ of zines/newsletter culture.
Tellers and their interpreters are mediating identities where
nationality, race, and class (and other markers of identity) have
influenced selfhood and collective belonging - revealing how
individuals and outsider cultures have the power to influence
dominant cultures and inspire societal change.
General
Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan
|
Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
Series: |
Palgrave Studies in Life Writing |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
First published: |
2024 |
Authors: |
Anders Høg Hansen
|
Dimensions: |
210 x 148mm (L x W) |
Edition: |
2024 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-140462-7 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
3-03-140462-9 |
Barcode: |
9783031404627 |
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