DIASPORA, IDENTITY AND THE MEDIA by Myria Georgiou, Gary Gumpert (Editor) ( 9781572737242 )

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DIASPORA, IDENTITY AND THE MEDIA
DIASPORIC TRANSNATIONALISM AND MEDIATED SPATIALITIES

By:

Myria Georgiou, Gary Gumpert (Editor)

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1572737247

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HAMPTON PRESS

Pub. date:

8 September, 2006

Pages:

208

Description:

Media consumption and communication technologies' appropriation become increasingly important in the formation of shared identities for populations spread across the globe. In exploring the trends, this book adopts a spatial approach and looks into the locations of diasporic life: the domestic, the public, the urban and the transnational space.

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In a detailed and stimulating discussion, the author unravels processes of diasporic identity construction in everyday life. Media consumption and communication technologies' appropriation become increasingly important in the formation of shared identities for populations spread across the globe. In exploring the current trends and future outlooks of diaspora this book adopts a spatial approach and looks into the locations of diasporic life: the domestic, the public, the urban and the transnational space. This multifaceted method reveals the complexity and tension of connections and networks within the diaspora and beyond.

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