Migration themes using the example of “Der Junge Siyar” / “Before snowfall”, a film by the Kurdish author Hisham Zaman Cover Image

Tematyka migracyjna na przykładzie filmu „Der Junge Siyar” / „Before snowfall” kurdyjskiego autora Hishama Zamana
Migration themes using the example of “Der Junge Siyar” / “Before snowfall”, a film by the Kurdish author Hisham Zaman

Author(s): Artur Jacek Jędrzejewicz
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Migration Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: text of culture; migrations; narratology; author

Summary/Abstract: The paper is an attempt to highlight the importance of cultural texts created by authors from contemporary migration circles. There are several reasons for their relevance: without resorting to stereotypes, clichés and intermediations, using the original author’s language, they show traumatic experiences (Grenzsituationen) and testimonies; in the narratological sense, they combine the message of traditional oral culture with a contemporary author’s text of culture, making it possible to understand contents which are elusive for journalistic forms and the restrictions imposed on new media. It also describes the emergence of the refugee story sub-genre at the beginning of the 21st century and the Polish culture in relation to this phenomenon.

  • Issue Year: 26/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 207-215
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish