Figures of the Migrant - The Roles of Literature and the Arts in Representing Migration (Hardcover)

This volume seeks to investigate the representation of the migrant and migration in literary texts and the arts. Through studies that examine works in a range of art forms - novels, theatre, poetry, creative non-fiction, documentary films and performance and video installations - that evoke a variety of historical and (trans)national contexts, the volume focuses on the question of the roles of literature and the arts in representing migration. An important issue considered is the extent to which artistic figuration can act as a counterpoint to social discourse on migrants that often involves stereotypes and reductive views. The different contributions to the volume illustrate that literature and the arts can provide readers and viewers with a space for fluid knowledge production and affective expansion and that within that overarching function, artistic works play three main roles with regard to representing migration: undertaking a socio-political and cultural critique, presenting alternative views to stereotypes that highlight the singularity and complexity of the migrant and providing proposals for different futures.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature
Release date:	September 2021
First published:	2022
Editors:	Siobhan Brownlie • Redouane Abouddahab
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	218
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-200880-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration
LSN:	1-03-200880-6
Barcode:	9781032008806

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