The Iranian Diaspora : : Challenges, Negotiations, and Transformations / / ed. by Mohsen Mostafavi Mobasher.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• MitwirkendeR: Bozorgmehr, Mehdi,; Fotouhi, Sanaz,; Gholami, Reza,; Ghorashi, Halleh,; Ketcham, Eric,; Miggiano, Alice,; Mostafavi Mobasher, Mohsen,; Nanquette, Laetitia,; Rodriguez, Nestor,; Sadeghi, Sahar,; Sarmadi, Behzad,; Spellman Poots, Kathryn,
• HerausgeberIn: Mobasher, Mohsen Mostafavi,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.)

The Iranian revolution of 1978–1979 uprooted and globally dispersed an enormous number of Iranians from all walks of life. Bitter political relations between Iran and the West have since caused those immigrants to be stigmatized, marginalized, and politicized, which, in turn, has discredited and distorted Iranian migrants’ social identity; subjected them to various subtle and overt forms of prejudice, discrimination, and social injustice; and pushed them to the edges of their host societies. The Iranian Diaspora presents the first global overview of Iranian migrants’ experiences since the revolution, highlighting the similarities and differences in their experiences of adjustment and integration in North America, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East. Written by leading scholars of the Iranian diaspora, the original essays in this volume seek to understand and describe how Iranians in diaspora (re)define and maintain their ethno-national identity and (re)construct and preserve Iranian culture. They also explore the integration challenges the Iranian immigrants experience in a very negative context of reception. Combining theory and case studies, as well as a variety of methodological strategies and disciplinary perspectives, the essays offer needed insights into some of the most urgent and consequential issues and problem areas of immigration studies, including national, ethnic, and racial identity construction; dual citizenship and dual nationality maintenance; familial and religious transformation; politics of citizenship; integration; ethnic and cultural maintenance in diaspora; and the link between politics and the integration of immigrants, particularly Muslim immigrants.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Ethnic Identity and Challenges of Integration -- Introduction -- 1. Adult Children of Professional and Entrepreneurial Immigrants: Second-Generation Iranians in the United States -- 2. Host Discrimination, Bounded Mobility, and Bounded Belonging: Iranians in Germany -- 3. Challenges of Integration and Belonging: Iranians in the Netherlands -- 4. Integration, Cultural Production, and Challenges of Identity Construction: Iranians in Great Britain -- 5. Transmigration, Proximity, and Sociopolitical Disconnection: Iranians in the United Arab Emirates -- Part II: Creative Cultural Activities and (Re)construction of Culture and Ethnic Identity -- Introduction -- 6. Construction of National Identity through Ethnic Poetry, Film, and Play: Iranians in Australia -- 7. Diaspora and Literary Production: Iranians in France -- 8. Diaspora and Ethnic Identity Construction and Negotiation through Literary Production: Iranians in Italy -- Conclusion: Prospect for Integration of Iranians and Questions for Future Research -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index