The Representation of the Illegal Migrant in Contemporary Cinema: Border Scenarios and Effects

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4 novembre 2015

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RCCS Annual Review

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border relations border representation cinema illegal migrant

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Feature films--History and criticism Movies Films Moving-pictures Cinema

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Fabrice Schurmans, « The Representation of the Illegal Migrant in Contemporary Cinema: Border Scenarios and Effects », RCCS Annual Review, ID : 10.4000/rccsar.622

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This paper analyzes a corpus of films that represent various journeys of illegal migrants. It focuses specifically on the role of the illegal migrant on the border, understood as both a place and a metaphor. After critically examining the notion of border, it explores the recurring characters in this particular kind of film: the illegal migrant who experiences the border, the Western man-in-crisis who is regenerated through contact with the Other, the immigration officer whose own stance toward the suffering of illegal migrants is questioned.

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