Shattered Identity of Immigrant Artist and Creation of Art in a Hybridized Space
The Case Study of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22007272 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hoda Shabrang (0000-0002-9721-1781, Khatam University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 45-61 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | CINEJ Cinema Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-8724 • E-ISSN: 2159-2411 |
| Publisher | University Library System, University of Pittsburgh (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5195/cinej.2020.220 |
| OpenAlex | W3106558630 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
In this article, first the “paradox of assimilation and difference” and its consequences will be discussed in the film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night by Ana Lily Amirpour who is an immigrant Iranian-American director. The aim is to show how her shattered identity as an immigrant is represented in her art. Her movie is an amalgamation of different signs from both cultures. These signs are not completely related to host culture (American) or local culture (Iranian). Although this impossible situation seems very painful at the first glance, it is beneficial for immigrant artist. In this hybridized space, she creates a kind of art which is very innovative and unique, because she is not forced to follow the cliché styles which those cultures are dictating her
Aesthetics · Art · Girl · Immigration · Linguistics · Political science · Sociology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · South Asian Cinema and Culture
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |