‘It was all about independence’: loss, division and rejuvenation amongst the East Timorese in Melbourne
In this article I explore some of the changes that have occurred in the East-Timorese community in Melbourne following independence. The focus of the paper is on the process of identification and how there has been a move from a collective identity towards social identity. Through contemporary anthr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2014
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| In: |
The Australian journal of anthropology
Year: 2014, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 321-336 |
| Further subjects: | B
political movement
B Collective identity B East Timor B process of identification B social field B Habitus |
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| Summary: | In this article I explore some of the changes that have occurred in the East-Timorese community in Melbourne following independence. The focus of the paper is on the process of identification and how there has been a move from a collective identity towards social identity. Through contemporary anthropological conceptualisations of (collective) identity and Pierre Bourdieu's concepts of habitus and social field, I explore how divergence in pre-independence activism has led to parallel experiences of lost community and renewed feelings of belonging, and how the community is gradually moving from a focus on the homeland towards an emphasis on the community in exile. |
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| ISSN: | 1757-6547 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Australian journal of anthropology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/taja.12107 |
