The freedom of the migrant : objections to nationalism

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The freedom of the migrant : objections to nationalism

Vilém Flusser ; translated from the German by Kenneth Kronenberg ; edited and with an introduction by Anke K. Finger

University of Illinois Press, c2003

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Von der Freiheit des Migranten : Einsprüche gegen den Nationalismus

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Includes bibliographical references

Translated from the German

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Vilem Flusser was one of the most fascinating and original European thinkers of the late twentieth century. In this collection of his essays on emigration, nationalism, and information theory, he raises questions about the viability of ideas of national identity in a world whose borders are becoming increasingly arbitrary and permeable. Flusser argues that modern societies are in flux, with traditional linear and textual epistemologies being challenged by global circulatory networks and a growth in visual stimulation. Beyond globalization, Flusser's ideas about communication and identity are rooted in the Judeo-Christian concept of self-determination and self-realization through recognition of the other.

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