The Freedom of the Migrant: Objections to NationalismVilém Flusser was one of the most fascinating and original European thinkers of the late twentieth century. In this collection of his essays on emigration, nationalism, and information theory, he raises questions about the viability of ideas of national identity in a world whose borders are becoming increasingly arbitrary and permeable. Flusser argues that modern societies are in flux, with traditional linear and textual epistemologies being challenged by global circulatory networks and a growth in visual stimulation. Beyond globalization, Flusser's ideas about communication and identity are rooted in the Judeo-Christian concept of self-determination and self-realization through recognition of the other. |
Contents
On the Alien | 16 |
To Be Unsettled One First Has to Be Settled | 25 |
From Guest to Guest Worker | 34 |
Nomads | 47 |
Building Houses | 55 |
and Patrik Tschudin | 88 |
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