Essays about: "diaspora"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 160 essays containing the word diaspora.

1. 21. New Holocaust Literature: Third-Generation Identity, Memory, and the Reader in Hanna Rajs' Under Månen (2020)

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media

   Author : Anna Hofman; [2022]
   Keywords : poetry; Holocaust literature; third generation; Jewish writing; collective memory; Hanna Rajs; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the functions of memory, collective identity, and communication of those same categories to the reader by means of the poetic form in Hanna Rajs’ poetry collection Under månen (2020). Situated or framed within a discussion on Holocaust Literature, Rajs’ poetry is considered in the light of a general historical purview of Holocaust writing, and her specific place within an authorial Jewish third-generation tradition in diaspora, specifically in Sweden and in Europe. READ MORE

3. 22. Narrative analysis of the effects of the Russo-Ukrainian war on first-generation Russian migrants in Finland

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Anna Henriksson; [2022]
   Keywords : Belonging; conflict; cosmopolitanism; diaspora; diasporisation; globalisation; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to explore the ways in which the Russo-Ukrainian war influences and is manifested in first-generation Russian migrants’ narratives of belonging, the purpose of which is to further explore the relationship between homeland conflict and the ways in which migrants construct deterritorialised narratives of belonging. The research is based on seven in-depth interviews analysed through the methods of narrative analysis. READ MORE

4. 23. Negotiating Swedishness : Exploring citizenship and belonging among Swedes residing abroad in the context of Swedish migration policies

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Tua-Lisa Runsten; [2022]
   Keywords : citizenship; diaspora; Migrationsverket; Facebook; Sweden; utlandssvensk; family reunification;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how Swedish citizens deal with the increasingly difficult process of returning to Sweden with family members who are third country nationals, following the passage of a law that places temporary limits on residency permits. The goal of this thesis is to examine how negotiations of citizenship and belonging play out in the context of Swedish migration policy and family reunification regulations. READ MORE

5. 24. Spiti (σπίτι) and mobility : Exploring the changing notions of home and family among women of the Greek speaking community in Finland

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

   Author : Despoina Papadakou; [2022]
   Keywords : Home; family; mobility; Greek; Finland; qualitative research; intersectional feminist research;

   Abstract : The present thesis explores the changing notions of home and family among women of the Greek speaking community in Finland. Through five semi- structured interviews I asked women to reflect on their current and previous thoughts on what constitutes home and family, seeking to identify the changes that have transpired over time and the factors that have contributed to these changes. READ MORE

6. 25. The Changing Attitudes Towards Traditional Gender Roles vis-à-vis Women of the Somali Diaspora : A Qualitative Analysis of How Migration has Championed for the Empowerment of Somali Diaspora Women Since 1991

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Naima Ali; [2022]
   Keywords : political motherhood; somali diaspora; somali women;

   Abstract : Somali women have suffered at the hands of the patriarchy for as long as they have known. It is well established that the civil war in 1991 created irreparable damage to the Somali people. Nevertheless, it opened doors for women to experience autonomy for the first time. READ MORE