Growing Up Transnational: Identity and Kinship in a Global Era - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 144261160X ISBN 13: 9781442611603

Verlag: University of Toronto Press, 2011

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'The book puts forth a well-rounded view of family transformation and women's experiences, in the context of transnationalism...This collection creatively and seamlessly employs a transnational feminist lens in relaying a critical account of power dynamics in transnational engagements.' -- Sugandha Nagpal Transnational Social Review, vol 2:2:2012

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Stereotypes and cultural imperialism often provide a framework of fixed characteristics for postmodern life, yet fail to address the implications of questions such as, "Where are you from?" Growing Up Transnational challenges the assumptions behind this fixed framework to look at the interconnectivity, conflict, and contradictions within current discussions of identity and kinship. This collection offers a fresh, feminist perspective on family relations, identity politics, and cultural locations in a global era. Using an interdisciplinary approach from fields including gender studies, postcolonial theory, and literary theory, this volume questions the concept of hybridity and the tangible implications of assumed identities. The rich personal narratives of the authors explore hyphenated identities, hybridized families, and the challenges and rewards of lives on and beyond borders. The result is a new transnational sensibility that explores the redefinition of the self, the family, and the nation.

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• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 144261160X
• ISBN 13: 9781442611603
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288
• Herausgeber: Friedman May, Schultermandl Silvia