The Handbook of Diasporas, Media, and Culture
Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell (2019), xxi, 602 pp.
Series: Global Handbooks in Media and Communication Research
ISBN 978-1-119-23670-2
"The Handbook presents contributions from internationally-recognized scholars and researchers to strengthen understanding of diasporas and diasporic cultures, diasporic media and cultural resources, and the various forms of diasporic organization, expression, production, distribution, and consumption. Divided into seven sections, this wide-ranging volume covers topics such as methodological challenges and innovations in diasporic research, the construction of diasporic identity, the politics of diasporic integration, the intersection of gender and generation with the diasporic condition, new technologies in media, and many others. A much-needed resource for anyone with interest diasporic studies, this book presents new and original theory, research, and essays; employs unique methodological and conceptual debates; offers contributions from a multidisciplinary team of scholars and researchers; explores new and emerging trends in the study of diasporas and media; applies a wide-ranging, international perspective to the subject." (Publisher description)
1 Diaspora, media and culture: exploring dimensions of human mobility and connectivity in the era of global interdependency / Roza Tsagarousianou and Jessica Retis, 1
PART I. ROOTS AND ROUTES: THE NATURE OF “DIASPORA(S)”: THEIR RELATION TO NATION, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, SOCIETIES OF PROVENANCE, AND SOCIETIES OF SETTLEMENT, 21
2 Diasporas: Changing Meanings and Limits of the Concept / Robin Cohen, 23
3 Digital Diasporas: Beyond the Buzzword: Toward a Relational Understanding of Mobility and Connectivity / Laura Candidatu, Koen Leurs, and Sandra Ponzanesi, 32
4 The Tragedy of the Cultural Commons: Cultural Crossroads and the Paradoxes of Identity / Thomas Hylland Eriksen, 49
5 Diaspora and the Plurality of Its Cosmopolitan Imaginaries / Myria Georgiou, 63
6 Beyond the Concept of Diaspora?: Reevaluating our Theoretical Toolkit Through the Study of Muslim Transnationalism / Roza Tsagarousianou, 77
7 Doing Diasporic Media Research: Methodological Challenges and Innovations / Kevin Smets, 97
PART II. HOME AND AWAY: TRANSNATIONALISM, LOCALISM, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF DIASPORIC IDENTITY, 113
8 Homogenizing Heterogeneity in Transnational Contexts: Latin American Diasporas and the Media in the Global North / Jessica Retis, 115
9 Unraveling Diaspora and Hybridity: Brazil and the Centrality of Geopolitical Context in Analyzing Culture in Global Postcolonial Space / Niall Brennan, 137
10 Media, Racism, and Haitian Immigration in Brazil / Denise Cogo and Terezinha Silva, 151
11 China’s Vessel on the Voyage of Globalization: The Soft Power Agenda and Diasporic Media Responses / Wanning Sun, 165
12 Digital Diaspora: Social Alliances Beyond the Ethnonational Bond / Saskia Witteborn, 179
13 Transnational Mediated Commemoration of Migrant Deaths at the Borders of Europe / Karina Horsti, 193
PART III. CULTURAL POLITICS IN THE DIASPORA: DIASPORIC PUBLIC SPHERES/SPACES, IDENTITY POLITICS, AND DIASPORIC ACTIVISM, 207
14 The Politics of Diasporic Integration: The Case of Iranians in Britain / Annabelle Sreberny and Reza Gholami, 209
15 Scripting Indianness: Remediating Narratives of Diasporic Affiliation and Authenticity / Radha S. Hegde, 225
16 Media Representations of Diasporic Cultures and the Impact on Audiences: Polarization, Power, and the Limits of Interculturality / Miquel Rodrigo‐Alsina, Antonio Pineda, and Leonarda García‐Jiménez, 239
17 Toward a Democratization of the Public Space?: Challenges for the Twenty‐First Century / Alicia Ferrández Ferrer, 255
18 Decolonizing National Public Spheres: Indigenous Migrants as Transnational Counterpublics / Antonieta Mercado, 269
19 The Power of Communication Networks for the Political Formation of a New Social Actor in Chile: The Case of Migrant Action Movement / Ximena Póo, 283
PART IV. NATION AND DIASPORAS: DIASPORAS, NATIONALISM, AND THE MAKING OF NATIONAL CULTURES, 295
20 Making National Cultures: Sindhis in Indonesia’s Media Industries / Thomas Barker, 297
21 Reporting Violence and Naming Migrants in Assam: The Coverage of Anti‐“Bengali Muslim” Violence in Assam by The Assam Tribune Newspaper / Musab Iqbal, 311
22 Media and Nationalism Beyond Borders / Janroj Yilmaz Keles, 329
23 Online Diasporas: Beyond Long‐Distance Nationalisms / Angeliki Monnier, 343
24 Somali Development Agents as Development Communicators: Visions and “Religious” Challenges / Michele Gonnelli, 359
25 The Mediation of Migration and States of Exception / Miyase Christensen and Christian Christensen, 373
PART V. GENDER AND GENERATION: HOW DO GENDER AND GENERATION INTERSECT WITH THE DIASPORIC CONDITION AND IMPACT ON DIASPORIC CULTURAL POLITICS? 385
26 Intersections and (Dis)Connections: LGBTQ Uses of Digital Media in the Diaspora / Alexander Dhoest, 387
27 Sri Lankan Migrant Women Watching Teledramas in Melbourne: A Social Act of Identity / Shashini Ruwanthi Gamage, 401
28 Digital Diasporas: Accounting for the Role of Family Talk in Transnational Social Spaces / Gabriel Moreno‐Esparza, 415
29 Italian Post‐war Migration to Britain: Cinema and the Second Generation / Margherita Sprio, 429
PART VI. NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW EXPERIENCES: CHANGING MEDIA AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, AND THEIR IMPACT ON DIASPORIC CULTURES, 443
30 Between Access and Exclusion: Iranian Diasporic Broadcasting in Open TV Channels in Germany / Christine Horz, 445
31 Low Frequencies in the Diaspora: The Black Subaltern Intellectual and Hip‐Hop Cultures / Bryce Henson, 461
32 Facebook for Community, Direct Action, and Archive: Diaspora Responses to the 2014 Floods in the Balkans / Deborah James, 475
33 The Romanian Scientific E‐Diaspora: Online Mobilization, Transnational Agency, and Globalization of Domestic Policies / Mihaela Nedelcu, 491
34 Refugees, Information Precarity, and Social Inclusion: The Precarious Communication Practices of Syrians Fleeing War / Melissa Wall, Madeline Otis Campbell, and Dana Janbek, 503
35 Racial and Class Distinctions Online: The Case of the Mexican European Diaspora on Social Networking Sites / Lorena Nessi and Olga Bailey, 515
PART VII REDEFINING SOCIAL SPACES IN THE DIASPORA: THE TRANSFORMATION OF URBAN, PHYSICAL, AND VIRTUAL SPACES, 529
36 Physical and Virtual Spaces Among the Palestinian Diaspora in Malmö / Fanny Christou and Spyros Sofos, 531
37 Developing and Defending Mixed Identity: Lessons from the Caribbean Diaspora / Charisse L’Pree Corsbie‐Massay and Raven S. Maragh-Lloyd, 547
38 Latino and Asian as Pan‐Ethnic Layers of Identity and Media Use Among Second‐Generation Immigrants / Joseph Straubhaar, Laura Dixon, Jeremiah Spence, and Viviana Rojas, 563
39 Migration, Transnational Families, and New Communication Technologies / Mirca Madiano, 577
PART I. ROOTS AND ROUTES: THE NATURE OF “DIASPORA(S)”: THEIR RELATION TO NATION, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, SOCIETIES OF PROVENANCE, AND SOCIETIES OF SETTLEMENT, 21
2 Diasporas: Changing Meanings and Limits of the Concept / Robin Cohen, 23
3 Digital Diasporas: Beyond the Buzzword: Toward a Relational Understanding of Mobility and Connectivity / Laura Candidatu, Koen Leurs, and Sandra Ponzanesi, 32
4 The Tragedy of the Cultural Commons: Cultural Crossroads and the Paradoxes of Identity / Thomas Hylland Eriksen, 49
5 Diaspora and the Plurality of Its Cosmopolitan Imaginaries / Myria Georgiou, 63
6 Beyond the Concept of Diaspora?: Reevaluating our Theoretical Toolkit Through the Study of Muslim Transnationalism / Roza Tsagarousianou, 77
7 Doing Diasporic Media Research: Methodological Challenges and Innovations / Kevin Smets, 97
PART II. HOME AND AWAY: TRANSNATIONALISM, LOCALISM, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF DIASPORIC IDENTITY, 113
8 Homogenizing Heterogeneity in Transnational Contexts: Latin American Diasporas and the Media in the Global North / Jessica Retis, 115
9 Unraveling Diaspora and Hybridity: Brazil and the Centrality of Geopolitical Context in Analyzing Culture in Global Postcolonial Space / Niall Brennan, 137
10 Media, Racism, and Haitian Immigration in Brazil / Denise Cogo and Terezinha Silva, 151
11 China’s Vessel on the Voyage of Globalization: The Soft Power Agenda and Diasporic Media Responses / Wanning Sun, 165
12 Digital Diaspora: Social Alliances Beyond the Ethnonational Bond / Saskia Witteborn, 179
13 Transnational Mediated Commemoration of Migrant Deaths at the Borders of Europe / Karina Horsti, 193
PART III. CULTURAL POLITICS IN THE DIASPORA: DIASPORIC PUBLIC SPHERES/SPACES, IDENTITY POLITICS, AND DIASPORIC ACTIVISM, 207
14 The Politics of Diasporic Integration: The Case of Iranians in Britain / Annabelle Sreberny and Reza Gholami, 209
15 Scripting Indianness: Remediating Narratives of Diasporic Affiliation and Authenticity / Radha S. Hegde, 225
16 Media Representations of Diasporic Cultures and the Impact on Audiences: Polarization, Power, and the Limits of Interculturality / Miquel Rodrigo‐Alsina, Antonio Pineda, and Leonarda García‐Jiménez, 239
17 Toward a Democratization of the Public Space?: Challenges for the Twenty‐First Century / Alicia Ferrández Ferrer, 255
18 Decolonizing National Public Spheres: Indigenous Migrants as Transnational Counterpublics / Antonieta Mercado, 269
19 The Power of Communication Networks for the Political Formation of a New Social Actor in Chile: The Case of Migrant Action Movement / Ximena Póo, 283
PART IV. NATION AND DIASPORAS: DIASPORAS, NATIONALISM, AND THE MAKING OF NATIONAL CULTURES, 295
20 Making National Cultures: Sindhis in Indonesia’s Media Industries / Thomas Barker, 297
21 Reporting Violence and Naming Migrants in Assam: The Coverage of Anti‐“Bengali Muslim” Violence in Assam by The Assam Tribune Newspaper / Musab Iqbal, 311
22 Media and Nationalism Beyond Borders / Janroj Yilmaz Keles, 329
23 Online Diasporas: Beyond Long‐Distance Nationalisms / Angeliki Monnier, 343
24 Somali Development Agents as Development Communicators: Visions and “Religious” Challenges / Michele Gonnelli, 359
25 The Mediation of Migration and States of Exception / Miyase Christensen and Christian Christensen, 373
PART V. GENDER AND GENERATION: HOW DO GENDER AND GENERATION INTERSECT WITH THE DIASPORIC CONDITION AND IMPACT ON DIASPORIC CULTURAL POLITICS? 385
26 Intersections and (Dis)Connections: LGBTQ Uses of Digital Media in the Diaspora / Alexander Dhoest, 387
27 Sri Lankan Migrant Women Watching Teledramas in Melbourne: A Social Act of Identity / Shashini Ruwanthi Gamage, 401
28 Digital Diasporas: Accounting for the Role of Family Talk in Transnational Social Spaces / Gabriel Moreno‐Esparza, 415
29 Italian Post‐war Migration to Britain: Cinema and the Second Generation / Margherita Sprio, 429
PART VI. NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW EXPERIENCES: CHANGING MEDIA AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, AND THEIR IMPACT ON DIASPORIC CULTURES, 443
30 Between Access and Exclusion: Iranian Diasporic Broadcasting in Open TV Channels in Germany / Christine Horz, 445
31 Low Frequencies in the Diaspora: The Black Subaltern Intellectual and Hip‐Hop Cultures / Bryce Henson, 461
32 Facebook for Community, Direct Action, and Archive: Diaspora Responses to the 2014 Floods in the Balkans / Deborah James, 475
33 The Romanian Scientific E‐Diaspora: Online Mobilization, Transnational Agency, and Globalization of Domestic Policies / Mihaela Nedelcu, 491
34 Refugees, Information Precarity, and Social Inclusion: The Precarious Communication Practices of Syrians Fleeing War / Melissa Wall, Madeline Otis Campbell, and Dana Janbek, 503
35 Racial and Class Distinctions Online: The Case of the Mexican European Diaspora on Social Networking Sites / Lorena Nessi and Olga Bailey, 515
PART VII REDEFINING SOCIAL SPACES IN THE DIASPORA: THE TRANSFORMATION OF URBAN, PHYSICAL, AND VIRTUAL SPACES, 529
36 Physical and Virtual Spaces Among the Palestinian Diaspora in Malmö / Fanny Christou and Spyros Sofos, 531
37 Developing and Defending Mixed Identity: Lessons from the Caribbean Diaspora / Charisse L’Pree Corsbie‐Massay and Raven S. Maragh-Lloyd, 547
38 Latino and Asian as Pan‐Ethnic Layers of Identity and Media Use Among Second‐Generation Immigrants / Joseph Straubhaar, Laura Dixon, Jeremiah Spence, and Viviana Rojas, 563
39 Migration, Transnational Families, and New Communication Technologies / Mirca Madiano, 577
