Changing Cultural Landscapes under the Impact of Exile, Diasporas and Return Migration

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ID3783293
AuthorsL Roniger (0000-0002-0246-5384, Wake Forest University, corresponding author)
Year2018
Issue40
Pages185-208
Publication date2018-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAraucaria (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1575-6823 • E-ISSN: 2340-2199
PublisherEditorial Universidad de Sevilla (PUBLISHER • ES)
DOI10.12795/araucaria.2018.i40.08
OpenAlexW2903647177
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited2

This article discusses the impact of territorial displacement on Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay during the cycle of dictatorships and democratization of the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century. It points out the complexities and different forms of exile, expatriation and migration which these societies experienced, while asserting that exile could not be undone fully with democratization, as many of those who left did not come back, others left in new waves of expatriation, and even those who did return could not resume what had been left behind. Yet, the experience of living elsewhere broadened the social, political and cultural perspectives. Whether returning or not, or becoming sojourners, many individuals who left during the dictatorship made substantial contributions to the societies of origin in domains as varied as politics, arts and letter, science, the publishing industry, education, the state apparatus and the economy. Illustrations of such varied impact are presented

Art · Economic geography · Ethnology · Geography · Humanities · Sociology · Migration and Labor Dynamics

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