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European influence of Dutch and Flemish art. Cultural mobility
European influence of Dutch and Flemish art. Cultural mobility

Author(s): Ludo Beheydt
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: European culture; cultural mobility; cultural identity; Flemish and Dutch art

Summary/Abstract: The future for European interdisciplinary culture studies lies in the recognition of the dynamics in European culture. If European citizens are to identify with Europe, a familiar European culture has to be offered to them. That familiarity will not be found in a national history or national culture studied in isolation, nor will it be found in European history or culture. Europe does not have a common cultural identity, a shared web of significance. A way out of this dilemma is conceiving European culture as the result of a continuous cross-pollination. Such a view is presented here in an exemplary approach to art, looking at Flemish and Dutch art as a meeting point of cultural influences.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 9-33
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: English