Identities. Culture and nationality in Europe today
Description
What prevents minority communities from joining the European mainstream? Is there an appropriate balance between assimilation and preserving one's cultural heritage? This program wrestles with questions of identity-racial, cultural, and sexual-resulting from the startling new diversity of European society. Depicting daily life in immigrant communities on the Continent and in Great Britain, the film features observations from African, Asian, and Middle Eastern transplants. Each offers his or her personal take on learning a new language, eating unfamiliar foods, adapting to foreign attitudes toward women and gays, and other dilemmas. In addition, European MP Wolf Klinz puts forward his belief that immigrants should be required to learn the language of their adopted country.
Runtime
27 min
Series
Subjects
- Racism (548)
- Multiculturalism (95)
- Race discrimination (130)
- Ethnicity (289)
- Comparative government (142)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2007], c2007
Database
Films on Demand
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