Migrant cartographies : new cultural and literary spaces in post-colonial Europe

This collective volume is based on a conference 'Writing Europe 2001: migrant cartographies, cultural travelers, and new literature', that was held from March 22 to 24, 2001, at the University of Leiden and the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It examines migrant writings and cultures within postcolonial Europe. Following the Introduction by Daniela Merolla and Sandra Ponzanesi, Part 1 (Mapping Europe: theoretical interventions) offers a critical view of the state of the art in theories of migration, on concepts of dislocation and their role in reshaping categories of thought and in visualizing new existential conditions. Part 2 (Writing across the borders: new literatures in Europe) examines the emergence of migrant literatures within the various national literary traditions and the way in which they are absorbed, rejected, or marginalized in the various national discourses. Part 3 (Mind the gap! Cultural trans/formations) investigates a range of cases where migration has an impact on the reinvention of public space and public memory in several art forms, such as cinema, cultural manifestations, visual arts, music and urban culture. Contributors: Angelika Bammer; Rosemarie Buikema; Theo D'haen; Robert Fraser; Paul Gilroy; Stephen Gundle; Alec G. Hargreaves; Graham Huggan; Ena Jansen; Tabish Khair; Lourdes LoI_pez-Ropero; John McLeod; Daniella Merolla; Pamela Pattynama; Sandra Ponzanesi; Mineke Schipper; Meyda Yegenoglu. [ASC Leiden abstract]