What is it about?
Romanian poetry has used English during the socialist and post-socialist period in order to enhance connections and dialogue between writers and to allow immigrant poets to express both their native and immigrant identities, creating a larger sense of belonging, and more flexible notions of citizenship.
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Why is it important?
Understanding that citizenship and belonging should not be tide to allegiance to a particular language.
Perspectives
This article highlights the artistic processes of immigrant authors, including their transgressive use of language in ways the builds bridges between cultures.
Dr. Oana Popescu-Sandu
University of Southern Indiana
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This page is a summary of: Translingualism as Dialogism in Romanian-American Poetry, Journal of World Literature, January 2018, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/24056480-00301005.
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