Migrant Writing in Sweden

Diversifying from Within
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-350-12473-8
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Buch, Englisch, 180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

This book offers a unique and accessible study of migrant writing in the Swedish context. Sweden used to be renowned for its welcoming migration policy. This changed abruptly with the migration crisis in 2015 when refugees arrived in big numbers. An anti-immigration atmosphere grew stronger, supported by an expanding right-wing party. Yet to some Swedes, experiences of exclusion, even racism, were nothing new. This is evident in fiction and opinion pieces by writers born in Sweden to immigrant parents, or having moved there as children. Exploring migrant writing as craft and career, the book illuminates how the writers learn to write, get published, break through and build reputation. This includes dealing with competition and performing one’s literature in public. Since some of this work is translated into other languages, creative translation is considered, as are future scenarios, a recurrent topic in migrant writing. Combining evocative ethnography with a scrutiny of texts, Wulff argues that these writers educate mainstream Swedes about their own society. Ultimately, the book is about the impact of literature on society. It will be of particular interest to scholars and students in anthropology, sociology, comparative literature, migration studies and beyond.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wulff, Helena

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Stoffe, Motive und Themen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Skandinavische Literaturen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue Acknowledgements Introduction: The Writer as Ethnographer 1.Ambiguous Arrival 2. Craft and Career 3. Pathways of Publishing 4. Storylines and Styles 5.Writing Truth to Power 6. Performing Literature 7. Creative Translations 8. Future Scenarios.  Index

Über Autor(innen)

Helena Wulff is Professor Emerita of Social Anthropology at Stockholm University. Her research interests include expressive cultural form – dance, art, images, text. Key engagements are now in the anthropologies of literature and writing.