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Zénó Vernyik

Zénó Vernyik is assistant professor and head of the English Department at the Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic, where he co-founded the university’s Borders and Migration Research Group and was the recipient of two grants for projects focusing on the teaching and research of the cultural representation of migration. So far, he has authored a monograph, edited four further volumes, and published a number of articles on urban literature, crime fiction, and comparative literature. At present, he is working on a monograph on Arthur Koestler’s fiction.
Brutal Aspects of Migratory Esthetics

Brutal Aspects of Migratory Esthetics

Ever since the Second World War, the movement of refugees as well as of those seeking better opportunities for work, for education, or a functional democracy, has dominated headlines, influenced political debates, and shaped elections and referenda. Growing nationalist sentiments and policies are increasingly defined against, and clash with, the free movement of people.