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oapen-20.500.12657-592522022-11-17T03:32:32Z Women and Migration(s) II Brooks, Kalia Finley, Cheryl Toscano, Ellyn Willis, Deborah art;borders;dislocation;film;food;humanities;identity;intersectionality;migration;poetry;public policy;social sciences;trauma;women bic Book Industry Communication::A The arts::AG Art treatments & subjects bic Book Industry Communication::A The arts::AJ Photography & photographs bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes::JFFN Migration, immigration & emigration bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups Women and Migration(s) II draws together contributions from scholars and artists showcasing the breadth of intersectional experiences of migration, from diaspora to internal displacement. Building on conversations initiated in Women and Migration: Responses in Art and History, this edited volume features a range of written styles, from memoir to artists’ statements to journalistic and critical essays. The collection shows how women’s experiences of migration have been articulated through art, film, poetry and even food. This varied approach aims to aid understanding of the lived experiences of home, loss, family, belonging, isolation, borders and identity—issues salient both in experiences of migration and in the epochal times in which we find ourselves today. These are stories of trauma and fear, but also stories of the strength, perseverance, hope and even joy of women surviving their own moments of disorientation, disenfranchisement and dislocation. This collection engages with current issues in an effort to deepen understanding, encourage ongoing reflection and build a more just future. It will appeal to artists and scholars of the humanities, social sciences, and public policy, as well as general readers with an interest in women’s experiences of migration. 2022-11-16T09:37:55Z 2022-11-16T09:37:55Z 2022 book 9781800647084 9781800647091 9781800647114 9781800647121 9781800647138 9781800647145 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/59252 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International 9781800647107.pdf https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0296 Open Book Publishers 10.11647/OBP.0296 10.11647/OBP.0296 23117811-c361-47b4-8b76-2c9b160c9a8b 9781800647084 9781800647091 9781800647114 9781800647121 9781800647138 9781800647145 408 Cambridge open access
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Women and Migration(s) II draws together contributions from scholars and artists showcasing the breadth of intersectional experiences of migration, from diaspora to internal displacement. Building on conversations initiated in Women and Migration: Responses in Art and History, this edited volume features a range of written styles, from memoir to artists’ statements to journalistic and critical essays. The collection shows how women’s experiences of migration have been articulated through art, film, poetry and even food.
This varied approach aims to aid understanding of the lived experiences of home, loss, family, belonging, isolation, borders and identity—issues salient both in experiences of migration and in the epochal times in which we find ourselves today. These are stories of trauma and fear, but also stories of the strength, perseverance, hope and even joy of women surviving their own moments of disorientation, disenfranchisement and dislocation.
This collection engages with current issues in an effort to deepen understanding, encourage ongoing reflection and build a more just future. It will appeal to artists and scholars of the humanities, social sciences, and public policy, as well as general readers with an interest in women’s experiences of migration.
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