Art in the Lives of Immigrant Communities in the United States
Paul DiMaggio (Edited by), Patricia Fernandez-Kelly (Edited by), Patricia Fernandez-Kelly (Introduction by), Gilberto Cârdenas (Contributions by), Yen Le Espiritu (Contributions by), Amaney Jamal (Contributions by), Sunaina Maira (Contributions by), Douglas Massey (Contributions by), Cecilia Menjivar (Contributions by), Clifford Murphy (Contributions by), Terry Rey (Contributions by), Susan Seifert (Contributions by), Alex Stepick (Contributions by), Mark Stern (Contributions by), Domenic Vitiello (Contributions by), Deborah Wong (Contributions by)
9780813547589
Paperback / softback, published 13 October 2010
320 pages, 10
23.5 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.51 kg
"Art in the Lives of Immigrant Communities in the United States provides a great deal of information about the way recent arrivals use art to adapt to the United States, to recognize themselves and share outlooks with others. The book exemplifies a compelling and innovative approach that has considerable potential to improve the study of immigration and of cultural production. Accessible and well
written."
(Contemporary Sociology)
Art in the Lives of Immigrant Communities in the United States is the first book to provide a comprehensive and lively analysis of the contributions of artists from America's newest immigrant communities--Africa, the Middle East, China, India, Southeast Asia, Central America, and Mexico. Adding significantly to our understanding of both the arts and immigration, multidisciplinary scholars explore tensions that artists face in forging careers in a new world and navigating between their home communities and the larger society. They address the art forms that these modern settlers bring with them; show how poets, musicians, playwrights, and visual artists adapt traditional forms to new environments; and consider the ways in which the communities' young people integrate their own traditions and concerns into contemporary expression.
