Cultures of Exile: Images of Displacement

Exile is the dominant theme of our times. It can be found in the forced migration of populations but also in the temporal, cultural and physical alienation of the individual's experiences of the postmodern world. This is a world of unstable, shifting identities dominated, and perhaps most acutely expressed by, the fluidity of the visual image. The essays in this volume examine issues such as remembering and forgetting trauma and nostalgia, time...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571815910
• ISBN13: 9781571815910
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"