Navigating Diaspora: Migrant Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity, and Identity

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvCliff Ubba Kodero,Angela Zivo Gapa,Lana Shehadeh

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This book, Navigating Diaspora: Migrants' Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity, and Identity, examines how migration and displacement shape identity narratives through the unique lens of lived experiences. It serves as an essential resource for migration studies across all disciplinary courses, exploring how transnationalism, social dynamics, and racial and ethnic identities intertwine in the lives of displaced individuals. Across 12 chapters, the text covers a wide geographic breadth, including Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and Australia, to highlight the fluid nature of identity. By utilizing phenomenological accounts, historical methods, and extensive research, the volume bridges academic debate with the personal stories of migrant scholars, many of whom are migrants themselves. The chapters progress from theoretical foundations to vibrant storytelling, illustrating how the diasporic space acts as a platform for self-reinvention. This "one-stop shop" provides a critical platform for understanding the evolving global social landscape.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-07-26
Mått148 x 210 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor263
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783032252012

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Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
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Cliff (Ubba) Kodero is an assistant professor of political science and international studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. He was previously an assistant professor of political economy at the College of Idaho. He has published works in international affairs, African studies, and Black studies. His primary research focuses on non-economic roles of regional initiatives, while his secondary research area is Black internationalism manifested in global International Relations. Angela Zivo Gapa is an associate professor of International Relations at California State University, Chico. She has published extensively in International Relations and Comparative Politics, with a primary research focus on the geopolitics of natural resources and the role of identity in international relations. Her main regional focus is sub-Saharan Africa.Lana Shehadeh is an assistant professor of politics at the Arab American University, Ramallah, West Bank. She has published in Ethnic and Racial Studies, Religion and Politics, and Arab Quarterly, among others. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion and politics, and on the roles of gender and agency in the Middle East.

Chapter 1 Diasporic Whiplash Identity and Belonging in the 21st Century.- Chapter 2 Women in the Diaspora Palestinian Self Perception of the Colonial Experience.- Chapter 3 Politically Incorrect Memories of the Rwandan Genocide Among Hutus in the United States.- Chapter 4 Long Distance Nationalism and Transborder Citizenship A Study of the Turkish Diaspora in Europe.- Chapter 5 Navigating Antihaitianismo Citizenship Emergency and Blackness in the Dominican Republic.- Chapter 6 From Margin to Mainstream Situating the Black African Immigrant Experience in Australia.- Chapter 7 The Caribbean Bulwark in the Fight for American Freedom A Historical Reflection on Civil Rights.- Chapter 8 Roots and Wings Navigating Diaspora Between Tanzania and the United States.- Chapter 9 Beyond the Classroom Navigating Cultural and Racial Transitions as a Kenyan Student in America.- Chapter 10 Italian Diaspora in Australia Young Peoples Perspectives and Identity.- Chapter 11 Navigating the In Between Immigrant Childrens School Integration in Vienna.- Chapter 12 An Association for Yiddish Culture and the Yiddish Cultural Diaspora.- Chapter 13 Conclusion The Human Geographies of Diaspora.