Diaspora as translation and decolonisation /

This innovative study engages critically with existing conceptualisations of diaspora, arguing that if diaspora is to have analytical purchase, it should illuminate a specific angle of migration or migrancy. To reveal the much-needed transformative potential of the concept, the book looks specifical...

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Main Author: Demir, Ipek, 1972- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2022.
Series:Theory for a global age.
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Summary:This innovative study engages critically with existing conceptualisations of diaspora, arguing that if diaspora is to have analytical purchase, it should illuminate a specific angle of migration or migrancy. To reveal the much-needed transformative potential of the concept, the book looks specifically at how diasporas undertake translation and decolonisation. It offers various conceptual tools for investigating diaspora, with a specific focus on diasporas in the Global North and a detailed empirical study of the Kurdish diaspora in Europe. The book also considers the backlash diasporas of colour have faced in the Global North.
Physical Description:xi, 165 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1526134683
9781526134684