Migration, Mobility, and Sojourning in Cross-cultural Films: Interculturing Cinema

Interculturing Cinema analyzes six cross-cultural films to explore the complexity and implications of global movements, including migrants' experiences of culture shock, assimilation, integration, and social mobility. It examines how intercultural communication functions in storytelling and character relationships, highlighting the stressful moments of conflict that lead to mixed results.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 174 pages
Publication date: 15 September 2022
Publisher: Lexington Books

Migration, mobility, and sojourning in cross-cultural films have been the subject of extensive scholarship, and Interculturing Cinema offers a comprehensive analysis of six such films. Ishani Mukherjee and Maggie Griffith Williams identify key themes that explore the complexities and implications of global movements, including migrants' experiences of culture shock, cultural assimilation and/or integration, cultural identities in transition, social mobility and movements, and the short-term intercultural impact of sojourning in unfamiliar cultural spaces. Through their analysis, Mukherjee and Williams highlight the complex and stressful moments of conflict that arise from migration, mobility, and intercultural communication, leading to mixed results. This book is particularly valuable for scholars of film studies, communication, migrant studies, sociology, and cultural studies, as it provides a rich and nuanced understanding of the role of intercultural communication in shaping the narratives and character relationships in these films.

Weight: 263g
Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781498587709