New perspectives in diasporic experience / / edited by Connie Rapoo, Maria Luisa Coelho, Zahira Sarwar.

• TeilnehmendeR: Rapoo, Connie,; Coelho, Maria Luísa,; Sarwar, Zahira,
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford, United Kingdom : : Inter-Disciplinary Press,, [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Taking a transcultural and interdisciplinary approach to Diaspora studies, New Perspectives in Diasporic Experience offers a wide range of new and challenging perspectives on Diaspora and confirms the relevance of this field to the discussion of contemporary forms of identity construction, movement, settlement, membership and collective identification. This volume investigates constructions of diasporic identity from a variety of temporal and spatial contexts. They explore encounters between diasporic communities and host societies, and examine how diasporic experiences can contribute to perpetuating or challenging normalised perceptions of the Other. The authors discuss how visual and literary representations become an integral part of diasporic experiences and identities. Other themes examined include communities’ attempts to reverse the negative effects of Diaspora and maintain cultural continuity, as well as generational differences and dialogue within the Diaspora, and the power that individuals have to negotiate marginal identities in diasporic settings.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Connie Rapoo , Maria Luisa Coelho and Zahira Sarwar -- A Glance at Identity (Trans/Con) Formation among Latino/Hispanic Communities in North America / Carlos Parra -- Factors Influencing Migration of Ghanaian Youth to the Diasporas / Mavis Dako-Gyeke -- The Impact of Exiled Brazilians upon São Paulo Youth Culture in the 1970s and 80s / Cynthia Machado Campos -- Diaspora Hermeneutics: Mennonite Refugee Narratives between the World Wars / John Eicher -- Diaspora Trajectories in African Theatre / Connie Rapoo -- Communities of Constraint: Zadie Smith’s White Teeth / Samantha Reive -- The African American Diaspora in Toni Morrison’s Beloved: The Patchwork Quilt Motif and a Fragmented People / Doreen Bauschke -- Border-Crossing and Displacement: The Diasporic Identities in Karen Tei Yamashita’s Tropic of Orange / Yung-yu Huang -- Competing Borders: Exploring Public Policy and Literature in the Construction of Indo-Canadian Diasporic Identity / Melanie R. Wattenbarger -- Belly Dancers and Burqas: Muslim Women in Mainstream Media / Zahira Sarwar -- Visual Diasporas in the Feminine: The Case of Aurore de Sousa / Maria Luisa Coelho -- Setting the Record Straight: South Asian Diasporic Invisibility in the Sandwich Islands / Seri I. Luangphinith -- Social Ties, Bukharian Jewish Diaspora and Entrepreneurship: Narratives from Entrepreneurs / Maria Elo and Päivi Jokela -- Irish Women Managing the Transmission of National Identity to Their Children in England / Méabh Ní Maolalaidh -- What Is New about the New South Asian Diaspora in Great Britain? Inter-Generational and Inter-Cultural Conflicts and Negotiations / Iulia Rascanu -- ‘We Know What He Means’ … Oh, Really?: Queering Queer Diaspora / Mashrur Shahid Hossain.