Memory plays an integral part in how individuals and societies construct their identity. While memory is usually considered in the context of a stable, unchanging environment, this collection of essays explores the effects of immigration, forced expulsions, exile, banishment, and war on individual and collective memory. The ways in which memory affects cultural representation and historical understanding across generations is examined through case studies and theoretical approaches that underscore its mutability. Memory and Migration is a truly interdisciplinary book featuring the work of leading scholars from a variety of fields across the globe. The essays are collaborative, successfully responding to the central theme and expanding upon the findings of individual authors. A groundbreaking contribution to an emerging field of study, Memory and Migration provides valuable insight into the connections between memory, place, and displacement.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
ISBN-10
1442626887
ISBN-13
9781442626881
eBay Product ID (ePID)
194701837
Product Key Features
Format
Trade Paperback (US), Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Social Studies: General
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Toronto
Edited by
Andreas Kitzmann, Julia Creet
Content Note
Illustrations (Black and White)
Author Biography
Julia Creet is an associate professor in the Department of English at York University. Andreas Kitzmann is an associate professor in the Department of Humanities at York University.