This book analyses the metaphysical and poetical notions and the processes of ‘rooting into a culture’ and ‘routing out of a culture’ in the context of South Asian diaspora in Australia. These diasporic narratives are often characterised by bifurcated and dislocated identities that exist in a liminal space, in-between two identities, two cultures, and two histories. Yet, ‘home’ remains, through acts of imagination, remembering and re-creation, an important reference point. The author argues that a clearer notion of politics of location is required to distinguish between the different kinds of ‘dislocation’ the immigrants suffer, both psychologically and sociologically. The diaspora is Australia is an under-studied topic, and this book fills a lacuna in South Asian diaspora studies by analysing and calling upon a wide range of works in this field from historical, anthropological, sociological, cultural, and literary studies.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9789811099250
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-981-10-9925-0
- Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
- Erscheinungstermin: 29.07.2018
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2017
- Produktform: Kartoniert, Paperback
- Gewicht: 312 g
- Seiten: 184
- Format (B x H x T): 155 x 235 x 12 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt