Diaspora and Cultural Identity: A Conceptual Review

The theorists vary in their conceptualizations of diaspora and cultural identity immigrants. Broadly speaking, the theorizations can be categorized into four different groups with focus on diverse aspects immigrants’ lives. first classical phase describes forced migration immigrants including victimhood Jewish, Africans Armenians. second conceptualization incorporates historical, social diversities people living diaspora. Critiquing phase, third group deconstructs bipolar notions home host country, celebrates inconsistencies, fluidities identities diasporic space. In contrast, fourth emphasizes relevance origin historical exploitation poor countries. Both experiences present negotiations play decisive roles formation article briefly reviews