Mapping Migration: Culture and Identity in the Indian Diasporas of Southeast Asia and the UK
Jerri Daboo · Jirayudh Sinthuphan
Oct 2018 · Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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This edited collection examines culture and identity in Indian diaspora communities in Southeast Asia, and the UK. Using methodologies such as transnational and diaspora studies, history, autoethnography and family histories, the contributions here explore the movements of people from the Indian subcontinent across generations to a wide range of countries. Cultural practices including the use of performance, food, rituals, religion, education, employment, and names demonstrate how identities and practices are preserved, as well as adapted, in new contexts. This offers original insights into transnational movements of people, and how culture becomes a major part in the formation of a diaspora. The focus on Southeast Asia creates new knowledge by shifting the theoretical focus towards a region that shows great multiplicity in Indian migrant populations over a considerable period of time, but which has remained under-researched. The chapters on the UK act as a counterpoint to this, and contribute to the complex picture of shifting borders and practices across nations and generations.
About the author
Professor Jerri Daboo is Professor of Performance in the Department of Drama at the University of Exeter, UK. Her work centres on performance and culture, with a particular focus on the British South Asian communities.
Dr Jirayudh Sinthuphan is the Director of the South Asian Studies Centre in the Institute of Asian Studies at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He teaches performance and cultural history at the School of Communication Arts, with a particular focus on non-western cultures.
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