McMillan, Michael

The Front Room: Diaspora Migrant Aesthetics in the Home

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ISBN 13:
9781848225930
author:
McMillan, Michael
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
language:
English
Publication Year:
2023
Pages:
168
Dimensions:
28 x 23 x 1.4 centimetres (0.87
Genre:
Arts & Photography, Architecture & Design, Buildings,
Condition:
New
Availability:
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£25.68

Description

The Front Room Diaspora Migrant Aesthetics in the Home by Michael McMillan explores the post-war British experience of immigrants and their domestic spaces. This revised edition includes updated essays from leading social commentators, as well as new poems and paintings that reflect on the cultural significance of the 'front room' in migrant homes. The book examines how this intimate space raises issues of class, race, migration, aspiration, religion, family, gender, identity, and alienation, providing a unique insight into the lives of Caribbean, Moroccan, Surinamese, Antillean, and Indonesian migrants in Holland. The author also considers the transition from colonial to post-colonial modernity through his own family's migrant experience. This revised edition offers a rich and nuanced exploration of the 'front room' as a cultural marker, shedding light on the oral histories and artefacts found within these domestic spaces.

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