Women in diasporic communities tell their stories

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  • Ulrika Sjöberg
چکیده

This paper has its focus on women and their lived experiences of migration. Special attention is devoted to whether the media may be used as a means of empowerment and its significance for social, cultural and religious purposes and participation. Also, implications for exercising citizenship practices, both in the homeland and in the “new” country are highlighted. The paper is based on an in-depth study with migrant families living in Sweden, implying interviews and observations in home-settings. A narrative perspective is taken in the analysis of two women’s perception and interpretation of daily life and especially their talks about internet practices. Furthermore, their media practices are analyzed from a generational perspective, by comparing two cases; one young woman (teenager) and one mother with three children concerning issues related to recognition and civic culture. We will by using this strategy make a contribution to intersectional research and the issue of generation as a subcategory of gender.

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تاریخ انتشار 2011