Diaspora as Translation and Decolonisation

By: Demir, Ipek

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526134683
• ISBN13: 9781526134684
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"