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From Indians In Trinidad To Indo-Trinidadians: The Making Of A Girmitiya Diaspora, N Jayaram Sep 2022

From Indians In Trinidad To Indo-Trinidadians: The Making Of A Girmitiya Diaspora, N Jayaram

Books

This book explores the dynamics of the socio-cultural baggage that Indian indentured migrants took with them to the Caribbean island of Trinidad and how they have since become a vibrant diaspora community, namely the Indo-Trinidadians. It combines social history with first-hand fieldwork data to portray human ingenuity in terms of social reconstitution and community building in a hostile socio-cultural environment. Furthermore, it addresses key social institutions—religion, caste, and family—and cultural elements—language, foodways, and ethnicity. Its analytical framework is guided by the concept of metamorphosis; it steers clear of the persistence versus change hypotheses. Given its focus, it will be of …


The Importance Of Black Love In Romance Novels, University Marketing And Communications, Julie Moody-Freeman Feb 2021

The Importance Of Black Love In Romance Novels, University Marketing And Communications, Julie Moody-Freeman

DePaul Download

For Julie Moody-Freeman, reading Black romance novels isn’t a guilty pleasure - it’s an area of study. Moody-Freeman is the director of DePaul's Center for Black Diaspora and a faculty member in the African and Black Diaspora Studies Department. On this episode, she discusses the history and importance of Black love in romance novels, which inspires her work as the host of The Black Romance Podcast. She also reflects on her conversations with Black romance writers, editors and scholars and the importance of their oral histories.


Changing The Paradigm In Armenia-Diaspora Relations: State-Centered Institutions And Transnational Governance, Nerses Kopalyan Jan 2020

Changing The Paradigm In Armenia-Diaspora Relations: State-Centered Institutions And Transnational Governance, Nerses Kopalyan

Political Science Faculty Research

Nation-states that encompass large Diasporas are faced with the wider responsibility of accounting for two types of members: citizens that live within the territory of the state and members of the broader nation that reside in the Diaspora. In the Armenian case, legally speaking, an Armenian is a citizen of the Republic of Armenia; but, at the same time, a diasporan Armenian is equally qualified as an Armenian, even if they do not live within the legal boundaries of the state.


Post Colonial Studies, Nashieli Marcano, Kyle Brooks Jan 2019

Post Colonial Studies, Nashieli Marcano, Kyle Brooks

Research Guides & Subject Bibliographies

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Perceptions Of Race-Related Interactions In The Classroom, Lesther A. Papa, E. Murphy, Melanie M. Domenech-Rodriguez Jul 2016

Perceptions Of Race-Related Interactions In The Classroom, Lesther A. Papa, E. Murphy, Melanie M. Domenech-Rodriguez

Psychology Faculty Publications

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Year Of The Portuguese Speaking World, Ana Guimaraes, Aajay Murphy Jul 2015

Year Of The Portuguese Speaking World, Ana Guimaraes, Aajay Murphy

Research Guides & Subject Bibliographies

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Proposal And Report For Grant 030: Issues In African And African Diaspora Studies, Seneca Vaught, Griselda Thomas, Nikki Hill Apr 2015

Proposal And Report For Grant 030: Issues In African And African Diaspora Studies, Seneca Vaught, Griselda Thomas, Nikki Hill

ALG Legacy Reports

This proposal and final report are from the first ALG grants finishing between Spring 2015 and Spring 2016. They have been republished in the repository in order to move our first reports over from being hosted on the ALG website.