Ex-Centric Migrations: Europe and the Maghreb in Mediterranean Cinema, Literature, and Music

Ex-Centric Migrations: Europe and the Maghreb in Mediterranean Cinema, Literature, and Music
ISBN-10
0253020786
ISBN-13
9780253020789
Category
Social Science
Pages
284
Language
English
Published
2016-06-20
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Author
Hakim Abderrezak

Description

Ex-Centric Migrations examines cinematic, literary, and musical representations of migrants and migratory trends in the western Mediterranean. Focusing primarily on clandestine sea-crossings, Hakim Abderrezak shows that despite labor and linguistic ties with the colonizer, migrants from the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia) no longer systematically target France as a destination, but instead aspire toward other European countries, notably Spain and Italy. In addition, the author investigates other migratory patterns that entail the repatriation of émigrés. His analysis reveals that the films, novels, and songs of Mediterranean artists run contrary to mass media coverage and conservative political discourse, bringing a nuanced vision and expert analysis to the sensationalism and biased reportage of such events as the Mediterranean maritime tragedies.

Similar books