Diaspora as translation and decolonisation / Ipek Demir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Demir, Ipek, 1972- author.

Contributor:

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

Theory for a global age

Theory for a gloabl age

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Human beings--Migrations.

Human beings.

Human geography.

Kurdish diaspora.

Decolonization.

Translating and interpreting--Social aspects.

Translating and interpreting.

Physical Description:

xi, 165 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2022.

Summary:

This innovative study engages critically with existing conceptualisations of diaspora, arguing that if diaspora is to have analytical purchase, it should illuminate a specific angle of migration or migrancy. To reveal the much-needed transformative potential of the concept, the book looks specifically at how diasporas undertake translation and decolonisation. It offers various conceptual tools for investigating diaspora, with a specific focus on diasporas in the Global North and a detailed empirical study of the Kurdish diaspora in Europe. The book also considers the backlash diasporas of colour have faced in the Global North.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Theories of diaspora and their limitations

2. Diaspora as translation

3. Diaspora as decolonisation: `Making a fuss' in diaspora and in the homeland

4. Translations and decolonisations of the Kurdish diaspora

5. Backlash to diaspora in the Global North.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

1526134683

9781526134684

OCLC:

1255216640