Abstract
In this article, first the “paradox of assimilation and difference” and its consequences will be discussed in the film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night by Ana Lily Amirpour who is an immigrant Iranian-American director. The aim is to show how her shattered identity as an immigrant is represented in her art. Her movie is an amalgamation of different signs from both cultures. These signs are not completely related to host culture (American) or local culture (Iranian). Although this impossible situation seems very painful at the first glance, it is beneficial for immigrant artist. In this hybridized space, she creates a kind of art which is very innovative and unique, because she is not forced to follow the cliché styles which those cultures are dictating her.
Highlights
Nowadays immigration experience turns to one of the most controversial issues in the realm of cultural semiotic studies
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night portrays the impossible situation of an immigrant artist, since she is always under a double command of the host culture (American)
This double command asks Amripour to assimilate with American culture yet warns her at the same time to keep her distance from the host culture
Summary
Nowadays immigration experience turns to one of the most controversial issues in the realm of cultural semiotic studies. Shattered Identity of Immigrant Artist and Creation of Art in a Hybridized Space: The Case Study of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Hoda Shabrang
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