The Making of Exile Cultures
Author | : Hamid Naficy |
Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 1993-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0816620849 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780816620845 |
Rating | : 4/5 (845 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Making of Exile Cultures by : Hamid Naficy
Download or read book The Making of Exile Cultures written by Hamid Naficy and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Iranian television as a case study, The Making of Exile Cultures explores the seemingly contradictory way in which immigrant media and cultural productions serve as the source both of resistance and opposition to domination by host and home country's social values while simultaneously acting as vehicles for personal and cultural transformation and the assimilation of those values.