The other Catalans : representations of immigration in Catalan literature / edited by Josep-Anton Fernàndez.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fernàndez, Josep-Anton, editor.

Series:

Iberian and Latin American studies.

Iberian and Latin American Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catalan literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Catalan literature.

Immigrants in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff, England : University of Wales Press, [2024]

Summary:

This book explores the themes of migration, identity, and cultural production within Catalan literature. It examines the portrayal of immigrants and the authority they navigate, focusing on egalitarian aesthetics and the narrative of the 'other' in Catalan and Majorcan literature from the 1970s onwards. The volume also addresses urbanism, spatial borders, and the memory of Valencian and Argentine diasporas. It delves into the emotional landscapes of dislocation, mourning, and trauma, offering critical insight into the complexities of Catalan cultural identity. The book is aimed at scholars and students interested in Iberian and Latin American studies, particularly those focusing on cultural studies, literature, and migration. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Series Editors’ Foreword

Acknowledgements

Notes on Contributors

Introduction

Part I: Otherness and Representational Authority

1 On Masks and Cracks: Positions of Authority in the Portrayal of the Migrant Phenomenon in Catalan Literature

2 Egalitarian Aesthetics and the Literary Representation of Immigration: The Work of Julià de Jòdar

3 The Representation of the forasters by the Majorcan Literary Generation of the 1970s

Part II: Spaces, Borders and Memory

4 To Speak the Unspeakable: Francesc Candel and the Trespass of Borders

5 The Ego-History of Valencian Immigration: Julià Guillamon’s El barri de la Plata

6 ‘Catalunya termina aquí. Aquí comença Vietnam’: Urbanism, Migration and Spatial Immunity in Jordi Puntí’s Els castellans

Part III: Disidentification, Dislocation and Mourning

7 ‘Te deix, mare, un fill com a penyora’: Disidentificatory Intertextuality in Najat El Hachmi’s La filla estrangera

8 Limits and Borders in No, by Saïd El Kadaoui

9 Mourning, Trauma and Ambivalence in the Catalan Literature of the Argentine Diaspora: Silvana Vogt’s La mecànica de l’aigua

Endnotes

Bibliography Generated by AI.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781837721580

1837721580