Tales of transnationalism and globalization -- History, transitions, and frameworks for analysis -- Case studies : stories in conflict or dialogues of the deaf -- Narratives, nonsense, and the roots of understanding -- Identity, borders, and narrative ironies -- Cultural citizenship, narrative, and transnationalism
Summary
In the twenty-first century arts and cultural policies are global as well as local. This can lead to merging and clashing of identities in a way not always easily resolvable by culture and policy. This book looks at the role of narrative as the key to understanding cultural politics and identity deployed in the present but with deep roots in the past
