Immigrants, ethnicized minorities and the arts: a relatively neglected research area

Abstract

The aim of this article is to show the necessity to better understand the relevance of the arts in the theoretical and policy debates about immigrant incorporation and diversity in migration and post-migration cities, and also in the present phase of ethnicized and racialized social and economic relations. To do so, five domains can be considered that, taken together, constitute a general framework in which more theoretically grounded empirical research should develop: local culture, social relations and interactions, local cultural and incorporation policies, local politics and local economics.

Keywords:

• arts
• popular culture
• music
• immigrant incorporation
• ethnic and race relations
• transatlantic perspective

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

Notes

1. http://www.imiscoe.org

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JREG07gYbf4&spfreload=10

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szqw0yMHP-E

4. My own translation from the Belgian newspaper Le Soir, March 10, 2014.

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Marco Martiniello

MARCO MARTINIELLO is Research Director at the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FRS-FNRS), Director of the Center for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM) at the University of Liège and Professor at the Institute for Human and Social Sciences (ISHS) in the same University.