Abstract
International Migration Meets the Arts (IMMART) works to create opportunities for foreign artists living in Denmark and diversify regional artscapes through building a network of ethnically diverse artists, art lovers and arts and cultural workers; through collaborative projects and events; and by contributing to the discourse on migration and integration. In this chapter, we use collaborative ethnography to impart the impact IMMART has had on the members, artists, stakeholders, and broader society. One of the authors reflects on the reasons for starting the initiative and the process of defining the organization by name. Another uses interview data to discuss the meaning of IMMART to members and stakeholders. The third analyzes one of IMMART’s community projects, exemplifying how pluralism can be fostered through collaborative artistic production and output. We use the three voices and the issues addressed to delve into IMMART’s multi-faceted identity and highlight how the organization fosters pluralism through its considerations, existence, and actions.
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Janteloven (Law of Jante) is a social code specific to the Nordic region and particularly Denmark. According to it, non-conformity, doing things out of the ordinary or being personally ambitious are deemed inappropriate and unworthy. See Jenkins (2012: 45) for the history behind the concept.
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As outlined in the Introduction to this chapter.
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For example, referring to the arrival of protection seekers and labor migrants in Europe in recent years, collectively referred to as representing a migrant “crisis” for European countries.
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See Yong Sun Gullach’s work on Transnational Adoption in Denmark (Gullach 2015), Tone Olaf Nielsen’s work with CAMP—Center for Art and Migration Politics (http://campcph.org/) and Trampoline House (https://www.trampolinehouse.dk/), Anna Klitgaard and Catarina Bettencourt’s initiative World Kitchen (https://www.facebook.com/verdenskoekkenet/; http://folkekirkenshus.dk/event/verdenskoekkenet-the-world-kitchen/) and Tara Skadegaard Thorsen’s work confronting structural discrimination through her writing, and the magazine FRONT (https://frontnu.wixsite.com/home; https://www.facebook.com/frontnu/) for example.
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See www.immart.dk for more information about the IMMART Dinners.
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See the final report for the StopSlaveri! exihibition (Halberg 2018).
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Savinetti, N., Kristiansen, S., Martínez, S.R. (2020). Stitching IMMART: Overcoming the Challenge of Inclusion Without Exclusion Through the Arts. In: Baban, F., Rygiel, K. (eds) Fostering Pluralism through Solidarity Activism in Europe. Palgrave Studies in Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56894-8_6
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