Lec #23: Transnationals and Diasporas

Question 1

who are the diasporas? and who suggested this theory?

Answer 1

-Robin Cohen suggests that diasporas have these features:

• leaving their original homeland b/c of trauma
• leaving their homeland in search of work
• a return movement
• a troubled relationship w/ host societies
• The possibility of a distinctive creative, enriching life in tolerant host countries

Question 2

how are diaspora groups formed?

Answer 2

• the type of diaspora a group becomes depends largely on their initial reasons for leaving

Question 3

What are the 5 major types of diasporas?

Answer 3

1. Victim diasporas
2. Imperial diasporas
3. Labour Diasporas
4. Trade Diasporas
5. Cultural Diasporas

Question 4

What is transnationality?

Answer 4

migrants or immigrants live their lives simultaneously across national orders, incorporates into 2 or more nation states

Question 5

What is the cultural mode of production?

Answer 5

-transnationalism as a mode of cultural reproduction refers to the contemporary fluidity of constructed styles, social institutions, and everyday practices