Culture’s role in homeland imaginaries and travels – The case of the Polish Diaspora in Chicago
Author
Rybka, Martin Wladyslaw
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2016
Submitted on
2016-05-31
Pages
72
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan diaspora-institutioner (fx foreninger og kulturcentre) bruger kultur til at opbygge og forme forestillinger om hjemlandet, og hvordan disse forestillinger påvirker diaspora-medlemmers rejser "hjem". Med fokus på den polske diaspora i Chicago ser afhandlingen på, hvordan kulturelle programmer, fortællinger og symboler bidrager til såkaldte hjemlandsforestillinger—fælles billeder og forståelser af Polen blandt udlandsboende. Det belyser også, hvordan disse forestillinger præger, om og hvorfor medlemmer af den polske diaspora i Chicago rejser til Polen.
This thesis examines how diaspora institutions (such as community organizations and cultural centers) use culture to build and shape ideas and images of the homeland, and how these ideas influence diaspora members’ travel "back home." Focusing on the Polish diaspora in Chicago, it looks at how cultural programs, narratives, and symbols contribute to so-called homeland imaginaries—the shared understandings and feelings about Poland among people living abroad. It also explores how these imaginaries affect whether and why members of the Polish community in Chicago travel to Poland.
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