Diaspora as translation and decolonisation / Ipek Demir.

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2022.

xi, 165 pages ; 22 cm.

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.

ebook version :

English

May 18, 2022

Theory for a gloabl age.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Informational works.