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South Asian Diaspora Narratives
Amit; Rawat Publications Sarwal
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Description for South Asian Diaspora Narratives
Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811036286
SKU
V9789811036286
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99-15
About Amit; Rawat Publications Sarwal
Amit Sarwal is a Producer at SBS Hindi Radio in Melbourne, Australia. He is also an Honorary Associate Professor of RMIT University and the Founding Convenor of Australia-India Interdisciplinary Research Network (AIIRN). He was a postdoctoral fellow at Deakin University and has also taught as Assistant Professor at the University of Delhi. He has many books to his credit, prominent ... Read more
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