Lec #23: Transnationals and Diasporas Flashcards
1
Q
who are the diasporas? and who suggested this theory?
A
-Robin Cohen suggests that diasporas have these features:
- leaving their original homeland b/c of trauma
- leaving their homeland in search of work
- a return movement
- a troubled relationship w/ host societies
- The possibility of a distinctive creative, enriching life in tolerant host countries
2
Q
how are diaspora groups formed?
A
- the type of diaspora a group becomes depends largely on their initial reasons for leaving
3
Q
What are the 5 major types of diasporas?
A
- Victim diasporas
- Imperial diasporas
- Labour Diasporas
- Trade Diasporas
- Cultural Diasporas
4
Q
What is transnationality?
A
migrants or immigrants live their lives simultaneously across national orders, incorporates into 2 or more nation states
5
Q
What is the cultural mode of production?
A
-transnationalism as a mode of cultural reproduction refers to the contemporary fluidity of constructed styles, social institutions, and everyday practices