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Mixed Families in a Transnational World
Offering a transnational perspective on the processes of identity transmission and identity construction of mixed families in various parts of the world, this book provides an overview of how local, national, global contexts and inter-group relations structure the development of specific forms of belonging and identification. Featuring nine rich ethnographic studies situated in geographic areas less covered by scholarship on mixed families such as Québec, Morocco, Italy, France, Switzerland, Belgium, the Philippines, Thailand and Israel, the book’s contributions reveal how families’ everyday lives are shaped by historical and sociopolitical contexts, as well as by transnational dynamics...
Genre et fondamentalismes
When, why and how can religion and culture be both sources, and places of expression for fundamentalisms, particularly in relation to politics? Those are the central questions asked throughout this book alongside a discussion on the result when religion, strenthened by culture, is used as a political tool to access moral and social power. Cultural and religious messages often form the basis of decisions, laws and programs made in politics, and have a direct effect on society in general, and on women and gender relations in particular. The various forms taken by fundamentalisms in some African countries and the contexts under which they have emerged, the ways in which they (re)shape identitie...
The Role of Language in the Wellbeing of Migrants
This book examines the correlations between language behaviour and happiness amongst communities of migrants, and addresses the overarching question of whether language can affect wellbeing. Zi Wang takes an innovative look at migration and wellbeing by examining the crucial role language – a quintessential part of the international migration experience – plays in migrants’ wellbeing. Drawing on case studies from Chinese and Japanese-speaking communities in Germany, as well as secondary survey data on the general migrant population, Wang shows that proficiency in both host country and heritage languages is associated with robust enhancements of migrants’ subjective wellbeing. He argu...
Chinese Transnational Families
The research presented in this book explores care and its circulation in Chinese transnational families that are split between China and Spain, and the paths these families’ children have taken through their lives so far: from their early years to their current position as young adults, with care, in its multiple dimensions and timescales – past, present and future – as the unifying thread. In doing so, it provides a contribution to the emerging body of research about care and transnational families and it posits the need to question hegemonic models of family, childhood and care, and to give voice and visibility to other actors, moving beyond the adult-centred perspective that dominates migration research. The ethnographic approach together with the focus on the day-to-day lives of these families, in which care is the core concept, as it permeates people’s lives and traverses society generationally, makes this book appealing to both scholars and general public.
Kakaamotobe
Kakaamotobe, meaning to scare, is known across southern Ghana, West Africa, as Fancy Dress performance. Masqueraders dress in colorful costumes and wear fancy and fierce masks; they dance energetically to drums or brass band music through the main streets of town during holidays, especially during Christmastime. Competitions held in two towns are intense annual events. This lively secular masquerade is a carnival form that has been practiced for well over a century primarily by coastal Fante people, and many additional ethnicities participate today. Kakaamotobe: Fancy Dress Carnival in Ghana explores the fascinating history, aesthetics, performance, and underlying messages of this masquerade...
Różowa linia
Różowe linie przebiegają przez kontynenty, kraje, miasta, domy, sypialnie – i nasze głowy. Mark Gevisser, reporter z RPA, przez siedem lat jeździł po całym świecie i dokumentował, jak kwestia praw osób o różnych orientacjach seksualnych i tożsamościach płciowych dzieli współczesne społeczeństwa. Kiedy w jednych krajach osoby LGBTQ+ cieszą się pełnią praw i równością, w innych zaostrza się wymierzone w nich prawo i pozwala się, by były ofiarami przemocy. Po obu stronach tych współczesnych frontów są ludzie: Ciocia Tiwo, która wprawiła Malawi w stan szoku, organizując pierwsze w kraju homoseksualne zaręczyny; Michael, który uciekł z Ugandy przed dyskrym...
Gringo Love
In the city of Natal in northeast Brazil, several local women negotiate the terms of their intimate relationships with foreign tourists, or gringos, in a situation often referred to as "sex tourism." These women each have different experiences, but they all share in the desire to "escape" their lives as young, poor, racialized women in Brazil. Based on original ethnographic research and presented in graphic form, Gringo Love explores the hopes, dreams, and experiences of these women against a backdrop of entrenched social inequality and increasing state surveillance leading up to the World Cup of 2014. It touches on important contemporary scholarly issues, including sexual economics, transnational mobility, transnational love and relationships, romantic imaginaries, gender representation, race and inequality, visual anthropology, and ethnographic methods. The graphic story is accompanied by analysis and contextual discussions, which encourage students to engage with the narrative and expand their understanding of the broader social issues therein.
Catalog of the Gerald K. Stone Collection of Judaica
Gerald K. Stone has collected books about Canadian Jewry since the early 1980s. This volume is a descriptive catalog of his Judaica collection, comprising nearly 6,000 paper or electronic documentary resources in English, French, Yiddish, and Hebrew. Logically organized, indexed, and selectively annotated, the catalog is broad in scope, covering Jewish Canadian history, biography, religion, literature, the Holocaust, antisemitism, Israel and the Middle East, and more. An introduction by Richard Menkis discusses the significance of the Catalog and collecting for the study of the Jewish experience in Canada. An informative bibliographical resource, this book will be of interest to scholars and students of Canadian and North American Jewish studies.
La pluralité religieuse au Québec
Fruit d’une recherche de terrain sur plus de 230 groupes religieux ou spirituels au Québec répartis dans plusieurs régions, cet ouvrage collectif est une synthèse lisible et concise de la diversité des croyances actuelle de la province. Il explique pourquoi une grande partie du religieux y est, socialement et physiquement, invisible, objet d’un tabou assez particulier ; il montre comment les individus circulent entre plusieurs traditions et pratiques ; il traite de l’importance de la guérison, ou « mieux-être », au sein d’une certaine approche de la spiritualité. Ce livre remet aussi en question de nombreuses idées reçues : le quasi-athéisme de la majorité comparé à la grande religiosité des immigrants ; l’opposition entre religion et spiritualité ou celle entre religion et vivre-ensemble ; le manque de dynamisme de l’Église catholique québécoise, souvent perçue comme moribonde. Ce tableau du Québec, tel qu’il se présente dans une société séculière et de modernité avancée, dévoile également une force rassembleuse et génératrice de liens toujours en action.
An Address in Paris
After West African migrants arrived in France in the 1960s, the authorities opened residences for them known as “foyers.” Initially intended to contain the West African population, these hostels for single men fostered the emergence of Black communities in the heart of Paris and other cities. More recently, however, a nationwide renovation program sought to replace the collective living arrangements of foyers with more individualized spaces by constructing new buildings or drastically reshaping existing ones—and casting the West African presence as a threat to French identity. Aïssatou Mbodj-Pouye examines the changing roles that foyers have played in the lives of generations of West ...
