TY - BOOK AU - Marco Prandoni PY - 2022 CY - Lausanne, Switzerland PB - Peter Lang Verlag SN - 9783034345224 TI - Essays on Contemporary Dutch Literature T2 - Migration – Identity Negotiation – Cultural memory DO - 10.3726/b19864 UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1253798 N2 - Dutch culture continues to attract curiosity and interest worldwide, even more so now that many are puzzled by the shifting image of the Netherlands in the 21st century: from a country with a long-established progressive tradition and of diffuse cosmopolitanism to a polarized country where a part of the public opinion reverts to nationalism and isolationism. The book examines contemporary Dutch literature, both fiction and nonfiction, that raises topical themes and preoccupations and documents as much as shapes the discursive formations in society around migration, diasporic identity and the cultural memory of colonialism, slave trade and coal mining. Transnationally oriented authors tackle these issues in ways that appear relevant to a global audience. KW - Dutch culture, diasporic identity, colonialism LA - English ER -