LEADER 03571nam 22005295 450 001 9911021960003321 005 20250821130303.0 010 $a3-031-94874-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-94874-9 035 $a(CKB)40402019400041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32268181 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32268181 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-94874-9 035 $a(EXLCZ)9940402019400041 100 $a20250821d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHomo Viator in Contemporary European Comedy Movies /$fby Artur Skweres, Adam Domalewski 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Springer,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (216 pages) 225 1 $aIssues in Literature and Culture,$x2365-9688 311 08$a3-031-94873-4 327 $aIntroduction -- Homo Viator as a comic character in the tradition of contemporary European cinema -- Part I: The hero?s journey -- Making the journey towards one?s ideals -- The journey of an idealized hero -- The journey of a flawed hero -- Part II: The hero?s destination -- Homo viator on the run -- The destination and its discontents -- Journeying towards the land of opportunity -- Conclusion. 330 $aHomo Viator in Contemporary European Comedy Movies explores the popular yet critically underexamined theme of travel and vacation in European comedic cinema, while also engaging with urgent topics such as migration, displacement, and the refugee experience across various comic genres. Despite the commercial success of these comedies produced after 1989, scholarly engagement with them has remained limited. Authors Artur Skweres and Adam Domalewski aim to fill this gap by examining how humor becomes a powerful lens through which Europe laughs at, negotiates, and reimagines its borders. Structured in two parts, the book first focuses on the figure of the traveler (homo viator) and their pursuit of meaning, transformation, and comic adventure. The second part turns to comedies centered on migrants and refugees, revealing how comic genres can interrogate and even challenge dominant narratives of exclusion, adaptation, and mobility. Unlike many traditional and contemporary media platforms that often adopt clear political stances and dismiss opposing perspectives, the comedies discussed in this book offer a space where conflicting discourses can coexist?highlighting comedy?s unique ability to approach sensitive and contentious issues in a playful yet thought-provoking manner. This study shows that comedy provides a rich framework not only for exploring movement and migration-related themes, but also for addressing broader issues such as family dynamics, spiritual growth, economic struggle, and shifting urban?rural relationships. v>. 410 0$aIssues in Literature and Culture,$x2365-9688 606 $aMotion picture plays, European 606 $aMotion pictures 606 $aEuropean Film and TV 606 $aFilm Studies 615 0$aMotion picture plays, European. 615 0$aMotion pictures. 615 14$aEuropean Film and TV. 615 24$aFilm Studies. 676 $a791.4094 700 $aSkweres$b Artur$0905424 701 $aDomalewski$b Adam$01845668 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911021960003321 996 $aHomo Viator in Contemporary European Comedy Movies$94429483 997 $aUNINA