Facing the East in the West - Images of Eastern Europe in British Literature, Film and Culture (Hardcover)

Over the last decade, migration flows from Central and Eastern Europe have become an issue in political debates about human rights, social integration, multiculturalism and citizenship in Great Britain. The increasing number of Eastern Europeans living in Britain has provoked ambivalent and diverse responses, including representations in film and literature that range from travel writing, humorous fiction, mockumentaries, musicals, drama and children's literature to the thriller. The present volume discusses a wide range of representations of Eastern and Central Europe and its people as reflected in British literature, film and culture. The book offers new readings of authors who have influenced the cultural imagination since the nineteenth century, such as Bram Stoker, George Bernard Shaw, Joseph Conrad and Arthur Koestler. It also discusses the work of more contemporary writers and film directors including Sacha Baron Cohen, David Cronenberg, Vesna Goldsworthy, Kapka Kassabova, Marina Lewycka, Ken Loach, Mike Phillips, Joanne K. Rowling and Rose Tremain. With its focus on post-Wall Europe, "Facing the East in the West "goes beyond discussions of migration to Britain from an established postcolonial perspective and contributes to the current exploration of 'new' European identities.

General

Imprint:	Editions Rodopi B.V.
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Internationale Forschungen zur Allgemeinen und Vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft, 138
Release date:	2010
First published:	2010
Volume editors:	Barbara Korte • Eva Ulrike Pirker • Sissy Helff
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	480
ISBN-13:	978-90-420-3049-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Promotions
LSN:	90-420-3049-6
Barcode:	9789042030497

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