Diaspora studies
For other uses, see Diaspora (disambiguation).
Diaspora studies is an academic field established in the late twentieth century to study dispersed ethnic populations, which are often termed diaspora peoples. The usage of the term diaspora carries the connotation of forced resettlement, due to expulsion, coercion, slavery, racism, or war, especially nationalist conflicts. Diaspora Studies is an inter-disciplinary domain and many fields of sciences study diaspora in a variety of ways. In anthropology, studying own's diaspora of the researcher has given rise to various methodological and theoretical innovations and challenges. [1]
Academic institutes
- The International Institute for Diasporic and Transcultural Studies (IIDTS) - a transnational institute incorporating Jean Moulin University (Lyons, France), the University of Cyprus, Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou, China) and Liverpool Hope University (UK) - is a dedicated research network operating in a transdisciplinary logic and focussed on cultural representation (and auto-representation)of diasporic communities throughout the world. The institute sponsors the trilingual publication Transtext(e)s-Transcultures: A Journal of Global Cultural Studies[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Mughal, Muhammad Aurang Zeb. (2015). Being and Becoming Native: A Methodological Enquiry into Doing Anthropology at Home. Anthropological Notebooks 21(1): 121–132.
- ↑ Transtext(e)s-Transcultures website
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