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Journal: Studia Etnologiczne i Antropologiczne

Spaces of Polish immigrants in Holland after 2004: Polenhotels

Ewa Kruk

Language: PL | Published: 20-02-2013 | Abstract | pp. 168-177

 A conclusion deriving from an attempt at “inscribing” the phenomenon of immigration into a local space, is the existence of an inseparable relationship between them. Territory segregation is used as a tool levelling social tension against an ethnic background. Immigrants usually inhabit postindustrial, and poor districts offering low standard flats in the local structure. In the case of the Polish immigrants in Holland, it is reflected in the phenomenon called Polenhotels, namely housing estates created on the basis of former monasteries, institutions for the handicapped or army storehouses where they are accommodated. Ghettoization locates particular groups of people (not only in a physical, but also discursive dimension) in a marginal position.

2013-02-20



Journal: Studia Etnologiczne i Antropologiczne

Alienation versus acceptance. Looking at immigrant communities in the French cinéma de banlieue from 1995 to 2019

Natalia Majewicz

Language: PL | Published: 29-12-2023 | Abstract | pp. 1-18

Searching one’s own identity in a foreign culture is one of the indispensable elements of the modern world. The purpose of this paper is to characterize the way in which cinéma de banlieue portrays dominant problems faced by immigrants in everyday life in France. Methodologically, the article is based on the research tools proposed by Manon Grodner and centers around three domains of public discourse, such as democracy, society and laicity. In particular, the focus is on the antagonistic picture of men and women. The research covers the period from 1995, the official date of the beginning of this cinematic movement, to 2019, the year of the release of the film Banlieusards.

2023-12-29