Featuring essays by world-renowned scholars, Diasporas charts the various ways in which global population movements and associated social, political and cultural issues have been seen through the lens of diaspora. Wide-ranging and interdisciplinary, this collection considers critical concepts shaping the field, such as migration, ethnicity, post-colonialism and cosmopolitanism. It also examines key intersecting agendas and themes, including political economy, security, race, gender, and material and electronic culture. Original case studies of contemporary as well as classical diasporas are featured, mapping new directions in research and testing the usefulness of diaspora for analyzing the complexity of transnational lives today. Diasporas is an essential text for anyone studying, working or interested in this increasingly vital subject. “As scholarly approaches to Diasporas develop a global profile and span a variety of disciplines, this book provides an incisive account of the state of the art.” ― Homi K. Bhabha, Harvard University “Simultaneously panoramic and precise, this volume offers authoritative, inclusive, yet blessedly focused articles on the terms, concepts, and perspectives that collectively define the field of diaspora studies.” ― Khachig Tölölyan, Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies “Bringing together an impressive array of distinguished interdisciplinary scholars with wide-ranging perspectives on the cultural and historical significance of contemporary diasporas worldwide, this book provides an essential companion to understanding the complex evolution of concepts of migration and identity and their vital impact on shaping the direction of public and academic debate today.” ― Susheila Nasta, Open University Nadje Al-Ali is Lecturer at the Centre for Gender Studies, SOAS, London. Her recent publications include Secularism, Gender and the State in the Middle East (2000) and New Approaches to Migration (2002). She is also a founding member of Act Together: Women's Action on Iraq and a member of Women in Black. Paul Gilroy is a historian, writer and cultural theorist and the founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Race and Racism at UCL (2019). Prior to UCL, he taught at South Bank University, Essex University, Goldsmiths, University of London, Yale University, London School of Economics and King's College London. Gilroy is the 2019 winner of the Holberg Prize. He is known for his influential studies on black cultural expression on both sides of the Atlantic; the cultural history of postcolonial societies; and the sociology of ethnicity, race and racism in Britain. Pnina Werbner is professor emerita in social anthropology at Keele University. She is an urban anthropologist who has studied Muslim South Asians in Britain and Pakistan and, more recently, the women's movement and the Manual Workers Union in Botswana. SUSHEILA NASTA is Research Lecturer in Literature at the Open University, UK. Mark Johnson University of Hull Diasporas Concepts, Intersections, Identities By Kim Knott, Sean McLoughlin Zed Books Ltd Copyright © 2010 Kim Knott and Sean McLoughlin All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-84277-948-4 Contents Acknowledgements, viii, Map, ix, Introduction Kim Knott and Seán McLoughlin, 1, PART ONE Concepts and theories, 1 Exile Martin Baumann, 19, 2 Home and memory Femke Stock, 24, 3 Slavery and the black Atlantic David Richardson, 29, 4 Migration Nicholas Van Hear, 34, 5 Transnationalism Peggy Levitt, 39, 6 Nation, ethnicity and community Gerd Baumann, 45, 7 Multiculturalism and citizenship Tariq Modood, 50, 8 Post-coloniality Graham Huggan, 55, 9 Hybridity John Hutnyk, 59, 10 Cosmopolitanism Steven Vertovec, 63, 11 Social identities and creolization Robin Cohen, 69, 12 Complex diasporas Pnina Werbner, 74, 13 Space and movement Kim Knott, 79, PART TWO Intersections, 14 Diasporas and economies Claire Dwyer, 87, 15 Diasporas and politics Terrence Lyons and Peter Mandaville, 91, 16 Diasporas, conflict and security Simon Turner, 97, 17 Diasporas and development Ben Page and Claire Mercer, 102, 18 Diasporas and cities John Eade, 107, 19 Diasporas, race and difference Claire Alexander, 112, 20 Diasporas and gender Nadje Al-Ali, 118, 21 Diasporas and sexuality Kira Kosnick, 123, 22 Diasporas and religion Manuel A. Vásquez, 128, 23 Diasporas and language Jaine Beswick, 134, 24 Diasporas and material culture Philip Crang, 139, 25 Diasporas, literature and literary studies Ananya Jahanara Kabir, 145, 26 Diasporas and performance Helen Gilbert and Jacqueline Lo, 151, 27 Diasporas, film and cinema Daniela Berghahn, 157, 28 Diasporas and media Karim H. Karim, 162, 29 Diasporas and cyberspace Victoria Bernal, 167, PART THREE Empirical and metaphorical diasporas, 30 South/North relations in the Americas Alex Stepick, Carol Dutton Stepick and Patricia Vanderkooy, 175, 31 Movements between 'white' Europe and America: Greek migration to