Exploring transculturalism a biographical approach
Transnational mobility is a widespread phenomenon. It has a big impact on the lives of the individuals who travel or migrate. In order to survive and achieve their goals, they have to go through a process of learning with regard to the cultural texts and practices they now confront. They have to cop...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Wiesbaden :
VS Verlag fur Sozialwissenschaften
2010.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | VS research.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009456390106719 |
| Sumario: | Transnational mobility is a widespread phenomenon. It has a big impact on the lives of the individuals who travel or migrate. In order to survive and achieve their goals, they have to go through a process of learning with regard to the cultural texts and practices they now confront. They have to cope with a range of rules and tools with which they are not familiar. In some cases, migrants will simply adopt these rules and practices. In others, their engagement with them will lead to fundamental changes in the host culture. Wolfgang Berg and Aoileann Ní Éigeartaigh interrogate the notion of „transculturalism” in an interdisciplinary way and explore the tensions inherent in contemporary theories of culture and identity. Exploring the (auto)biographical writings of transcultural protagonists, the authors show that crossing borders remains a difficult and challenging experience. The book will be of interest to researchers and students in the fields of cultural/intercultural studies, literature, and social science. |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (172 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781283172615 9786613172617 9783531924403 |
