HUMA 1250 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hastings Park, List Of Islands In The Indian Ocean, Joy Kogawa
27 Mar 2016
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Definition: sowing or scattering of seeds; scattering of people. The action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area. Discussion: it entails a notion of an essential parent a father whose seed is scattered. The original father (land) is point of reference for diaspora notion. The idea is familiar to loss of homeland. For example, the ancient jewish exile, loss their rights and property, forced dispersion. The displacement of people as asylum seekers and refugees also brings with the difficulty of returning home. As obasan, had to leave their homeland because of world war ii experience. Definition- based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions. Text: the turn to diaspora by lily cho. It refers to how someone"s judgement is shaped by personal opinions and feeling instead of outside influence. The ability to claim multiple homelands is an expression of one"s agency as a subject.
