Essays about: "diasporic identity"

Showing result 21 - 24 of 24 essays containing the words diasporic identity.

  1. 21. The Second-Generation Turkish-Germans Return ‘Home’: Gendered Narratives of Renegotiated Identities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Nilay Kilinç; [2013]
    Keywords : diaspora; gender; return migration; colletive memory; Second generation; Turkish-Germans; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Turkish migration to Germany which started in the 1960s as ‘guestworker’ migration soon matured to a permanent settlement. Today, Turkish labour diaspora is the largest migrant group in Germany and Europe. The daughters and sons of the first generation Turkish migrants have a different understanding of ‘home’ compared to their parents. READ MORE

  3. 22. Transnationalism Practices by the Kurdish Diaspora Elite : -The role of the Swedish Kurdish diaspora elite -

    University essay from Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Media Royan; [2012]
    Keywords : Transnationalism- Elite- - Sweden- Kurd;

    Abstract : Abstract In the past, the main focus of migration studies was the investigation of influences of immigrants on the host society and their integration into the country of settlement. However, transnationalism studies currently place much greater emphasis upon the other side – which is the effect of living in diaspora, in the society of origin with trans-border citizenship. READ MORE

  4. 23. Post-Colonial Reading: Cultural Representations of Ethnicity and National Identity in English Textbooks for Swedish Upper Secondary School

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen (LUT)

    Author : Fredrik Olsson; [2008]
    Keywords : English textbooks; culture; ethnicity; national identity; post-colonialism; upper secondary school;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine if English textbooks offer a cultural perspective of the English-speaking world in accordance with Swedish ordinances and recent research. The research question is: How is the English-speaking world culturally represented in English textbooks for Swedish upper secondary school course A in terms of ethnicity and national identity? The study comprises four textbooks from 2000 or later. READ MORE

  5. 24. Tibetan, but not from Tibet A Minor Field Study on Tibetan Diasporic Identity in India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Georgia Sandberg Moustogianni; [2007]
    Keywords : Tibetan youth; diaspora; hyperreality; postcolonialism; hybridity; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper is the result of a minor field study (MFS) on Tibetan youth in India. The main research question is: How does the second generation of Tibetans in India express their identity, and what implications does this have on their belonging to a diasporic group? The aim of this paper is to present discourses within the Tibetan diaspora and how the second generation relates to these as well as creates its own. READ MORE