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Ex-Centric Migrations: Europe and the Maghreb in Mediterranean Cinema, Literature, and Music
Hakim Abderrezak
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Description for Ex-Centric Migrations: Europe and the Maghreb in Mediterranean Cinema, Literature, and Music
Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, 4 maps, 17 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; 1H; APFA; JFCA; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Ex-Centric Migrations examines cinematic, literary, and musical representations of migrants and migratory trends in the western Mediterranean. Focusing primarily on clandestine sea-crossings, Hakim Abderrezak shows that despite labor and linguistic ties with the colonizer, migrants from the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia) no longer systematically target France as a destination, but instead aspire toward other European countries, notably Spain and Italy. In addition, the author investigates other migratory patterns that entail the repatriation of emigres. His analysis reveals that the films, novels, and songs of Mediterranean artists run contrary to mass media coverage and conservative political discourse, bringing a nuanced ... Read more
Ex-Centric Migrations examines cinematic, literary, and musical representations of migrants and migratory trends in the western Mediterranean. Focusing primarily on clandestine sea-crossings, Hakim Abderrezak shows that despite labor and linguistic ties with the colonizer, migrants from the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia) no longer systematically target France as a destination, but instead aspire toward other European countries, notably Spain and Italy. In addition, the author investigates other migratory patterns that entail the repatriation of emigres. His analysis reveals that the films, novels, and songs of Mediterranean artists run contrary to mass media coverage and conservative political discourse, bringing a nuanced ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
420g
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253020758
SKU
V9780253020758
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About Hakim Abderrezak
Hakim Abderrezak is Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of Minnesota.
Reviews for Ex-Centric Migrations: Europe and the Maghreb in Mediterranean Cinema, Literature, and Music
Ex-Centric Migrations is crucial reading for scholars and students of contemporary Maghrebi, French, and Spanish literatures and cultures. It breaks new ground by encompassing the literature, film, and music of return migration and examining the trajectories of Maghrebi migration outside France.
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Ex-Centric Migrations plunges the reader into a tour de force across radically divergent artistic ... Read more
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Ex-Centric Migrations plunges the reader into a tour de force across radically divergent artistic ... Read more