TY  - BOOK
AU  - Scarabicchi, Caterina
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023//
TI  - migrant's corner: paradoxes of representing Mediterranean crossings in Italian and French contemporary culture
T3  - New comparative criticism 12
PB  - Peter Lang
CY  - Lausanne
KW  - Immigrants
KW  - Italy
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - France
KW  - Popular culture
KW  - Cultural pluralism
KW  - Immigrants in literature
KW  - Immigrants in motion pictures
KW  - History
KW  - Museums
AB  - "The stories of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe have made the headlines in the news over the last twenty years. How have these human itineraries been represented in contemporary culture? This book considers the migrant's story as portrayed in literature, cinema, museums and festivals in Italy and France, in order to explore the widespread ethical complexities related to agency and advocacy. While typically produced in support of migrant communities, these narratives often confine the experience of displaced individuals within a Eurocentric, humanitarian discourse that is difficult to overcome. Through an interdisciplinary and postcolonial approach, the book analyses, among others, recent works by Laurent Gaudé and Emanuele Crialese, the Musée National de l'Histoire de l'Immigration in Paris and a community festival in Lampedusa, to highlight the complexity of advocating for migrants from a European perspective"--
SN  - 9781800798823
LA  - English
N1  - Caterina Scarabicchi
ID  - 1832136159
ER  -