Partition at 75: reflections on migrant memories in the British South Asian diaspora
In 2017, the 70th anniversary of the Partition of British India was widely discussed in the UK, not only within academic and cultural circles, but also in popular culture. Five years later, on the 75th anniversary of Partition, the scholarly, cultural and community interest in the events of 1947 int...
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| description | In 2017, the 70th anniversary of the Partition of British India was widely discussed in the UK, not only within academic and cultural circles, but also in popular culture. Five years later, on the 75th anniversary of Partition, the scholarly, cultural and community interest in the events of 1947 intersected with the commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the expulsion of the South Asian population from Uganda, and the 70th anniversary of the Language Movement that led towards Bangladesh independence in 1971 - the 50th anniversary of which was celebrated just the year before. Based on the work of the Migrant Memory and the Postcolonial Imagination research project (Loughborough University) this article will explore the entanglement of the memories of these events within the South Asian diaspora, and how their transmission and communication shape the construction of contemporary diasporic identity and concepts of community, belonging and ‘home.’ |
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| spelling | oai:repository.londonmet.ac.uk:93292025-01-03T14:44:49Z https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9329/ Partition at 75: reflections on migrant memories in the British South Asian diaspora Clini, Clelia Hornabrook, Jasmine Nataraj, Paul Keightley, Emily 300 Social sciences 360 Social problems & services; associations In 2017, the 70th anniversary of the Partition of British India was widely discussed in the UK, not only within academic and cultural circles, but also in popular culture. Five years later, on the 75th anniversary of Partition, the scholarly, cultural and community interest in the events of 1947 intersected with the commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the expulsion of the South Asian population from Uganda, and the 70th anniversary of the Language Movement that led towards Bangladesh independence in 1971 - the 50th anniversary of which was celebrated just the year before. Based on the work of the Migrant Memory and the Postcolonial Imagination research project (Loughborough University) this article will explore the entanglement of the memories of these events within the South Asian diaspora, and how their transmission and communication shape the construction of contemporary diasporic identity and concepts of community, belonging and ‘home.’ Taylor and Francis 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9329/3/Partition%20at%2075%20revised.pdf text en cc_by_4 https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/9329/9/Partition%20at%2075%20%20reflections%20on%20migrant%20memories%20in%20the%20British%20South%20Asian%20diaspora.pdf Clini, Clelia, Hornabrook, Jasmine, Nataraj, Paul and Keightley, Emily (2024) Partition at 75: reflections on migrant memories in the British South Asian diaspora. South Asian Diaspora, 16 (2). pp. 167-185. ISSN 1943-8192 https://doi.org/10.1080/19438192.2023.2245631 10.1080/19438192.2023.2245631 10.1080/19438192.2023.2245631 |
| spellingShingle | 300 Social sciences 360 Social problems & services; associations Clini, Clelia Hornabrook, Jasmine Nataraj, Paul Keightley, Emily Partition at 75: reflections on migrant memories in the British South Asian diaspora |
| title | Partition at 75: reflections on migrant memories in the British South Asian diaspora |
| title_full | Partition at 75: reflections on migrant memories in the British South Asian diaspora |
| title_fullStr | Partition at 75: reflections on migrant memories in the British South Asian diaspora |
| title_full_unstemmed | Partition at 75: reflections on migrant memories in the British South Asian diaspora |
| title_short | Partition at 75: reflections on migrant memories in the British South Asian diaspora |
| title_sort | partition at 75 reflections on migrant memories in the british south asian diaspora |
| topic | 300 Social sciences 360 Social problems & services; associations |
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