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Transatlantic Subjects: Acts of Migration and Cultures of Transnationalism between Greece and America
Ioanna Laliotou
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Description for Transatlantic Subjects: Acts of Migration and Cultures of Transnationalism between Greece and America
Paperback. Viewing the diaspora of early 20th century migration from Southern Europe to the United States, Laliotou recounts the vibrant history of Greek migrants in modern America through close readings of short stories, novels, films, newspapers, and other media of the period. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; GTB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
The early twentieth century was marked by massive migration of southern Europeans to the United States. Transatlantic Subjects views this diaspora through the lens of Greek migrant life to reveal the emergence of transnational forms of subjectivity.
According to Ioanna Laliotou, cultural institutions and practices played an important role in the formation of migrant subjectivities. Reconstructing the cultural history of migration, her book points out the relationship between subjectivity formation and cultural practices and performances, such as publishing, reading, acting, storytelling, consuming, imitating, parading, and traveling. Transatlantic Subjects then locates the development of these practices within key sites ... Read more
The early twentieth century was marked by massive migration of southern Europeans to the United States. Transatlantic Subjects views this diaspora through the lens of Greek migrant life to reveal the emergence of transnational forms of subjectivity.
According to Ioanna Laliotou, cultural institutions and practices played an important role in the formation of migrant subjectivities. Reconstructing the cultural history of migration, her book points out the relationship between subjectivity formation and cultural practices and performances, such as publishing, reading, acting, storytelling, consuming, imitating, parading, and traveling. Transatlantic Subjects then locates the development of these practices within key sites ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226468570
SKU
V9780226468570
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99-50
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