Refugees and Migrants in Contemporary Film, Art and Media |
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| Editor:
| Bayrakdar, Deniz
Burgoyne, Robert |
| Contribution by:
| Andrew, Dudley
Apel, Dora
Kara, Selmin
Dakovic, Nevena
Lekovic, Iva
Uskan, Nagehan
Gokturk, Deniz
Marshall, Erik
Rositzka, Eileen |
| Series title: | Media, Culture and Communication in Migrant Societies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-94-6372-416-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2022 |
| Publisher: | Amsterdam University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $148.00 |
Book Description:
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Migration in the 21st century is one of the pre-eminent issues of our present historical moment, a phenomenon that has acquired new urgency with accelerating climate change, civil wars, and growing economic scarcities. Refugees and Migrants in Contemporary Film, Art and Mediaconsists of eleven essays that explore how artists have imaginatively engaged with this monumental human drama, examining a range of alternative modes of representation that provide striking new takes on the...
More DescriptionMigration in the 21st century is one of the pre-eminent issues of our present historical moment, a phenomenon that has acquired new urgency with accelerating climate change, civil wars, and growing economic scarcities. Refugees and Migrants in Contemporary Film, Art and Mediaconsists of eleven essays that explore how artists have imaginatively engaged with this monumental human drama, examining a range of alternative modes of representation that provide striking new takes on the experiences of these precarious populations. Covering prominent art works by Ai Weiwei and Richard Mosse, and extending the spectrum of representation to refugee film workshops on the island of Lésbos as well as virtual reality installations of Alejandro G. Iñárritu and works by Balkan and Turkish directors, such as Melisa Önel, the chapters included here focus on the power of aesthetic engagement to illuminate the stories of refugees and migrants in ways that overturn journalistic clichés.