This volume analyzes innovative forms of media and music (art installations; television commercials; photography; films; songs; telenovelas) to examine the performance of migration in contemporary culture. Though migration studies and media studies are ostensibly different fields; this transnational collection of essays addresses how their interconnection has shaped our understanding of the paradigms through which we think about migration; ethnicity; nation; and the transnational. Cultural representations intervene in collective beliefs. Art and media clearly influence the ways the experience of migration is articulated and recalled; intervening in individual perceptions as well as public policy. To understand the connection between migration and diverse media; the authors examine how migration is represented in film; television; music; and art; but also how media shape the ways in which host country and homeland are imagined. Among the topics considered are new mediated forms for representing migration; widening the perspective on the ways these representations may be analyzed; readings of enactments of memory in trans- and inter-disciplinary ways; and discussions of globalization and transnationalism; inviting us to rethink traditional borders in respect to migration; nation states; as well as disciplines.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Very interesting observation.By paul k. robertsonMost people tend to recoil at either hearing or reading the word "disco" but this book takes the subject and puts into a very interesting sociological context. It takes the time frame of disco from the mid seventies to its demise in the early eighties and threads disco through its importance in ethnicity. sexual orientation and social class consciousness. Good reading if you either loved disco or hated it.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great book. wonderful authorBy AndrewInformative and entertaining; a fantastic book for anyone interested not only in disco but also American culture in the 70s. Echols is a fantastic author and scholar. if you enjoy this book. you should check out some of her other works. Highly recommended!3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Fabulous!By JessicaAlice Echolss book on discos part in the 70s cultural revolution is fantastic. Although each section focuses on a different population (such as women. gay men. and rock fans). she never allows you to forget about the other groups as she goes along. weaving together a complex and intricate view of disco and 1970s culture.
