Politics and Poetics of Indian Diasporas : From Desi to Brown, Paperback by ...

by Mohita Bhatia

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Politics and Poetics of Indian Diasporas : From Desi to Brown, Paperback by Jiwani, Yasmin (EDT); Tremblay, Arjun (EDT); Bhatia, Mohita (EDT), ISBN 1032593563, ISBN-13 9781032593562, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The Politics and Poetics of Indian Diasporas explores the emancipatory potential and pitfalls of platforms and how well or how poorly they reflect intra-communal diversities within South Asian diasporic communities. This book brings together an international network of scholars, both established and emerging, to explore South Asian diasporic communities in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the . It is a comparative cross-national analysis of the intersection of technologies and South Asian diasporas. Th centres on three key themes: the ever-presence of spaces and the importance of exploring them as focal points for defining and contesting identities; an exploration of how 'home’ is represented in and across South Asian diasporic communities; and intra-communal diversity in South Asian diasporic communities. The chapters show how spaces sometimes create unprecedented opportunities for diasporic communities to mobilise (multi)cultures, sexuality, race, and queerness within South Asian diasporic communities and to move beyond 'Desi’ and 'Brown’ as homogenising identifiers. The contributors also demonstrate that spaces can be and have been used to reassert internal hegemonies far from homelands. Examining the discursive meanings of South Asian-ness – 'De

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Binding: Paperback
• ISBN: 9781032593562
• Condition: Fine

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