Maintaining culture, reclaiming identity: Palestinian lives in the diaspora

Aoudé, Ibrahim G.

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“…Rooted in the historical experience of loss and dispossession (Said, 1994), contemporary Palestinians inhabit a physical and psychological space in which their identities continue to be interrogated and challenged, both by Israelis and by the outside world (Khalidi, 1997). The Palestinian population is dispersed across a number of physical locales, including a significant diaspora resettled in a number of countries (Aoude´, 2001); refugees still inhabiting camps in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan (Abdel-Nour, 2004;Morris, 1987); naturalized citizens of Israel (Rouhana, 1997); and inhabitants of the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip (see Kimmerling & Migdal, 2003). It is this latter group-those who continue to live within the social structure of military occupation-that represents the focus of the current study.…”

Section: The Context Of Palestinian Livesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The cultural psychology of Palestinian youth: A narrative approach

Hammack

2010

Culture & Psychology

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Contemporary Palestinian youth engage with a tragic master narrative of loss and dispossession supported by the social structure of ongoing intractable conflict and Israeli military occupation. This article illustrates a narrative and idiographic approach to research in cultural psychology, interrogating the relationship between constructions of personal identity and the master narrative of Palestinian history and collective identity among contemporary youth. Narratives of youth reveal points of both convergence and divergence with the master narrative of Palestinian identity, the most notable of which are the reproduction of tragic stories of loss and dispossession and the current ideological divisions within Palestinian society between secular and religious nationalism. Implications for theory and methodological practice in cultural psychology are discussed.

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Section: The Context Of Palestinian Livesmentioning

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The cultural psychology of Palestinian youth: A narrative approach

Hammack

2010

Culture & Psychology

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“…The Palestinian cause is directly related to what Palestinians call the 'Nakba' or catastrophe in 1948, the year in which the Palestinian diaspora was created alongside the advent of the state of Israel. The little research on Palestinians living in diaspora that has been conducted revolves around constructions of cultural and political identity, belonging and imaginings of, as well as cross-border connections with, the homeland (see, for example, Aoudé 2001;Dorai 2002;Shiblak 2000).…”

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“…The little research on Palestinians living in diaspora that has been conducted revolves around constructions of cultural and political identity, belonging and imaginings of, as well as cross-border connections with, the homeland (see, for example, Aoudé 2001;Dorai 2002;Shiblak 2000).…”

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Learning to be Palestinian in Athens: constructing national identities in diaspora

Mavroudi

2007

Global Networks

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In this article I focus on constructions of diasporic national identities and the nation as active and strategic processes using the case study of Palestinians in Athens. I seek, thereby, to However, he feels he has learnt to be Palestinian because of his time in Athens and that an integral part of this realization was the process of politicization that came about through contact with other Palestinians in Athens advocating the Palestinian cause, as well as Greeks supportive of the cause. In the same interview, he also talks about having actively to 'remain connected' to Palestine, his homeland (although in reality he is connected to his relatives who live in Jordan) and what he calls his roots through cross-border connections as he feels he is becoming 'more' Greek over time. For him, being Palestinian (and married to a Greek woman) is a dynamic, creative but also problematic process. He knows his life is grounded in Athens but he is also positioning himself continuously between 'here' and 'there', the past (that he has left behind but that is part of his present political imagination) and the future, as he constantly tries to make sense of what being Palestinian means (and will mean) to himself and his Greek-Palestinian children.

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“…The Palestinian diaspora was the result of the Zionist-Palestinian conflict and the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. That year, about 750,000 Palestinians were uprooted from their homes and fled to neighbouring Arab countries and other parts of the world (Aoudé, 2001).…”

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“…Another common theme found in the literature is transnationalism and hybridity in the diaspora. IbrahimAoudé (2001) focuses on some of the ways in which Palestinians in the diaspora maintain their culture (i.e. speak Arabic and observe Palestinian Arab customs and traditions) through contacts with one another across continents Aoudé (2001).…”

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Diasporic Identity And Political Action: Palestinian Student Activism On Ontario University Campuses

Ashfield¹

2021

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This study focuses on how young Palestinians in the diaspora understand their identity, and whether this understanding, as well external perceptions of identity, shape their political actions in terms of solidarity movements with Palestine on Ontario campuses. Eight Palestinian activists (aged 19 – 32) were interviewed about their perceptions of identity and experiences of activism. The findings suggest that the participants have a strong Palestinian identity maintained by their connections to home and their involvement in Palestinian activism. The participants’ engagement with activism reinforced their Palestinian identity, pointing to the interconnected relationship between identity and political action. When examining the experiences of activism on campus, participants garnered support but also faced challenges from pro-Israel groups and university administrations. The implications of these findings are significant to political and academic freedom in Canada and will hopefully encourage universities to foster nondiscriminatory political debate and ensure that all voices are heard.

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Maintaining culture, reclaiming identity: Palestinian lives in the diaspora

Cited by 5 publications

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The cultural psychology of Palestinian youth: A narrative approach

The cultural psychology of Palestinian youth: A narrative approach

Learning to be Palestinian in Athens: constructing national identities in diaspora

Diasporic Identity And Political Action: Palestinian Student Activism On Ontario University Campuses

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