Exile, Language and Identity
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
3631394845
ISBN-13
9783631394847
Edition
New
Publisher
Peter Lang AG
Imprint
Peter Lang AG
Country of Manufacture
DE
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 16th, 2003
Print length
250 Pages
Weight
338 grams
Dimensions
15.00 x 20.90 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
PsycholinguisticsSociology & anthropologyPsychological theory & schools of thought
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‘Exile’ means a prolonged, usually enforced absence from one’s home or country. There is no paradigm for an exilic existence and no prescription of how to heal the loss of one’s home and one’s identity. Exiles move in space, migrating from one place to another, but they are trapped in time. They long for what they have lost and fear what is yet to come. Like the Roman god Janus, they constantly look both ways, often lacking language that would help them to reconnect with the world. This volume examines the process of the exile’s self-translation by rediscovering a way of expression for the ensnared experience. It requires a new language so that the self may take a new shape. By discussing the unavoidable losses wrought upon immigrants, exiles and refugees by the mere fact of being displaced, the authors hope to foster a better understanding of these problems and help to rebuild shattered identities and ruined lives.
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