Migrants shaping Europe, past and present

Multilingual literatures, arts, and cultures

• Author(s): Helen Solterer, Vincent Joos,
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Pages: 312
• ISBN_10: 1526166178
  ISBN_13: 9781526166173
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Art / History / Contemporary (1945-) , History / Europe / Western , History / Europe / Renaissance , History / Modern / 21st Century , History / Europe / Spain , History / Europe / Italy , History / Europe / France , Social Science / Emigration & Immigration , History / Europe / General , Art / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945) ,

Description:... This pioneering volume explores the contribution of migrants to European culture from the early modern era to today. It takes culture as an aesthetic and social activity of making, one practised by migrants on the move and also by those who represent their lives in an act of support. Adopting a multilingual approach, the book interprets the aesthetics and political practices developed by and with migrants in Spain, Italy and France. It juxtaposes early modern and modern work with contemporary, reconceiving migrants as crucial agents of change. Scholars and artists track people on the move within the continent and without, drawing a significant map for the cultural history of migration around Europe.