Asian Indian American Transnational Identity: A Study on Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies
This thesis observes the Asian Indian American transnational identities on Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies. Traditional concept of immigration permanent migration describes a limited picture of the processes and experiences of contemporary migrants. It is now easier than ever to be...
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| description | This thesis observes the Asian Indian American transnational identities on Jhumpa
Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies.
Traditional concept of immigration permanent migration describes a limited
picture of the processes and experiences of contemporary migrants. It is now easier
than ever to be connected to two or more communities across national borders. The
accelerated development of communication, transport, trade and information
networks through globalization has strengthened the connections of migrants to two
or more places. Starting with the early nineties, migration literature began including
transnational migration and transnationalism as new ways of understanding
contemporary migration practices. Interpreter of Maladies portrays the Asian Indian
American transnational identities construction.
This is a qualitative research and as a multidisciplinary research under American
Studies, it applies transnational American Studies theory and transnationalism theory.
The objective of the study is to reveal the relation among transnationalism and Asian
Indian American history and literature. It also explores the influence of
transnationalism to identities. Finally, this thesis observes how Asian Indian
American negotiates their identities construction in the context of transnationalism as
reflected in Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies.
The research shows that identities are becoming more transnational and multiple due
to the development of technologies, transportation, and global connections between
people. Transnational social field give a space to construct and negotiate Asian Indian
American multiple identities. To preserve their Indian ethnicity, at home Asian Indian
American engages in Asian Indian cultural values. Their origin culture will be a
foundation before they built their American identity. Also, Asian Indian American
tolerates and receives other religion as a new cultural value. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:1232232016-04-12T03:21:31Z https://repository.ugm.ac.id/123223/ Asian Indian American Transnational Identity: A Study on Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies TOEDJE, Abdiel Migration Nationalism This thesis observes the Asian Indian American transnational identities on Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies. Traditional concept of immigration permanent migration describes a limited picture of the processes and experiences of contemporary migrants. It is now easier than ever to be connected to two or more communities across national borders. The accelerated development of communication, transport, trade and information networks through globalization has strengthened the connections of migrants to two or more places. Starting with the early nineties, migration literature began including transnational migration and transnationalism as new ways of understanding contemporary migration practices. Interpreter of Maladies portrays the Asian Indian American transnational identities construction. This is a qualitative research and as a multidisciplinary research under American Studies, it applies transnational American Studies theory and transnationalism theory. The objective of the study is to reveal the relation among transnationalism and Asian Indian American history and literature. It also explores the influence of transnationalism to identities. Finally, this thesis observes how Asian Indian American negotiates their identities construction in the context of transnationalism as reflected in Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies. The research shows that identities are becoming more transnational and multiple due to the development of technologies, transportation, and global connections between people. Transnational social field give a space to construct and negotiate Asian Indian American multiple identities. To preserve their Indian ethnicity, at home Asian Indian American engages in Asian Indian cultural values. Their origin culture will be a foundation before they built their American identity. Also, Asian Indian American tolerates and receives other religion as a new cultural value. [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2013 Thesis NonPeerReviewed TOEDJE, Abdiel (2013) Asian Indian American Transnational Identity: A Study on Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies. Masters thesis, Universitas Gadjah Mada. http://etd.ugm.ac.id/index.php?mod=penelitian_detail&sub=PenelitianDetail&act=view&typ=html&buku_id=63334 |
| spellingShingle | Migration Nationalism TOEDJE, Abdiel Asian Indian American Transnational Identity: A Study on Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies |
| title | Asian Indian American Transnational Identity: A Study on Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies |
| title_full | Asian Indian American Transnational Identity: A Study on Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies |
| title_fullStr | Asian Indian American Transnational Identity: A Study on Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Asian Indian American Transnational Identity: A Study on Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies |
| title_short | Asian Indian American Transnational Identity: A Study on Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies |
| title_sort | asian indian american transnational identity a study on jhumpa lahiri s interpreter of maladies |
| topic | Migration Nationalism |
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