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題名 Homeland re-territorialized: revisiting the role of geographical places in the formation of diasporic identity in the digital age
作者 康庭瑜
Kang, Tingyu
貢獻者 新聞系
關鍵詞 Migration; diasporas; internet; cities; re-territorialization; de-territorialization
日期 2009.04
上傳時間 17-Jan-2014 14:18:43 (UTC+8)
摘要 This paper examines migrants` use of the Internet to re-territorialize homeland, exploring the resurgence of geographical places in making and maintaining identities in the digital age. Conducting semi-structured interviews and participant observation, this research focuses on the London-based Chinese population and demonstrates various ways in which the Internet plays a key role in reinforcing these migrants` territorial attachment. In so doing, I seek to revisit the popular theorization that the Internet has led to the detachment of cultures from geographic places. The findings suggest that migrants use a variety of Internet applications to reproduce their home territories and ethnic cultural practices in both their intimate, personal spaces and public spaces. The linguistic, cultural, and social environments in China are transmitted into migrants` living rooms, London`s Chinatown, and other public urban places through P2P applications, high-speed video sharing sites, and social networking sites. This online consumption of visual and audio products is often transmitted live, through which migrants` temporal practices in London become parallel to those in China. Through these uses of the Internet, the boundary between home and abroad is challenged and the power dynamics of the majority and minority surrounding urban land use are destabilized.
關聯 Information, Communication & Society, 12(3), 326-343
資料類型 article
dc.contributor 新聞系en_US
dc.creator (作者) 康庭瑜zh_TW
dc.creator (作者) Kang, Tingyuen_US
dc.date (日期) 2009.04en_US
dc.date.accessioned 17-Jan-2014 14:18:43 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 17-Jan-2014 14:18:43 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 17-Jan-2014 14:18:43 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/63510-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) This paper examines migrants` use of the Internet to re-territorialize homeland, exploring the resurgence of geographical places in making and maintaining identities in the digital age. Conducting semi-structured interviews and participant observation, this research focuses on the London-based Chinese population and demonstrates various ways in which the Internet plays a key role in reinforcing these migrants` territorial attachment. In so doing, I seek to revisit the popular theorization that the Internet has led to the detachment of cultures from geographic places. The findings suggest that migrants use a variety of Internet applications to reproduce their home territories and ethnic cultural practices in both their intimate, personal spaces and public spaces. The linguistic, cultural, and social environments in China are transmitted into migrants` living rooms, London`s Chinatown, and other public urban places through P2P applications, high-speed video sharing sites, and social networking sites. This online consumption of visual and audio products is often transmitted live, through which migrants` temporal practices in London become parallel to those in China. Through these uses of the Internet, the boundary between home and abroad is challenged and the power dynamics of the majority and minority surrounding urban land use are destabilized.en_US
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dc.relation (關聯) Information, Communication & Society, 12(3), 326-343en_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Migration; diasporas; internet; cities; re-territorialization; de-territorializationen_US
dc.title (題名) Homeland re-territorialized: revisiting the role of geographical places in the formation of diasporic identity in the digital ageen_US
dc.type (資料類型) articleen