Affective Spaces: Migration in Scandinavian and German Transnational Narratives (Germanic Literatures) (Danish, English, German, Norwegian and Swedish Edition) - Hardcover

Tröger, Anja

 
9781839540134: Affective Spaces: Migration in Scandinavian and German Transnational Narratives (Germanic Literatures) (Danish, English, German, Norwegian and Swedish Edition)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1839540133 ISBN 13: 9781839540134
Publisher: Legenda, 2021

Synopsis

The Scandinavian countries regularly top ranking lists for happiness, and are, along with Germany, among the most desired destinations for immigration. But the journey towards them can be arduously challenging, and even on arrival the welcome is often ambiguous. Comparing three novels each from the literatures of Denmark, Germany, Norway and Sweden, this book follows the migratory journey chronologically to explore its impact on the characters' lives, bodies and self-understanding.

Through these individually felt experiences, Anja Tröger sheds light on the social and political structures causing conflict and struggle for immigrants. Drawing parallels across national borders, she contends that fiction can constitute a counter-discourse to the marginalisation and othering of refugees and asylum seekers: it can reimagine the lives and voices of those who are usually unheard and unseen.

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About the Author

Anja Tröger is Teaching Fellow in Scandinavian Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

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Publisher
Legenda
Publication date
2021
Language
Danish
ISBN 10 
1839540133
ISBN 13 
9781839540134
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
192

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