Slumdog Millionaire Meets “India Shining”: (Trans)national Narrations of Identity in South Asian Diaspora
2011; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 4; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/17513057.2010.533785
ISSN1751-3057
Autores Tópico(s)Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
ResumoAbstract This study uses the filmic text Slumdog Millionaire to examine how the tension between the nation and the transnational was communicated within South Asian diaspora. Findings from the textual analysis of commentary in the New York Times, The Guardian and the Times of India show that identity is articulated in purist as well as hybrid ways among South Asian diasporans. A lack of comfortable fit between cultural identity and place is evident. The analysis also shows that diasporic identity, hybridity, nation-state, and transnational forces work in particular configurations to raise consciousness about subaltern oppressions and exclusions within multiscalar operations of power and representation in globalizing conditions. Implications for intercultural communication and transitions are discussed.
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