HUMA 1250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Transnationalism
17 Nov 2016
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A greek verb meaning to disperse ; people scattered across nations: dia through & speirein sow/scatter. Created when members of a shared community migrate over a sustained period of time in large numbers with a collective desire to (re) create their lost homeland or fragmented cultural identities in their new location. The term is gaining popularity amongst different academic fields. We must caution against associating all people who have experienced global displacement and movement. The different types of diasporas are named after the fact, therefore, there aren"t limited amounts or types of diasporas. Trauma is usually what initiates the scattering of the people. Early historical references reveal that diaspora is not always voluntary. Many of the millions on the move are former colonial peoples" who have migrated to the previously dominated colonizing societies: ironic twist to the expression of diasporic dialogue". Slavery that has occurred in the past leaks into the future and we shall not forget about what happened.
