Thematic Selection: Diasporas
Being here and there. Belonging to a diaspora links men and women, sometimes separated by thousands of kilometres, by sharing identities, cultures and memories.
Characterised above all by exile and the preservation of a connection with the land of origin, whether real or imagined, it is an ancient phenomenon that initially referred to dispersed, minority religious groups. With the boom in mobility and communications, maintaining these links has become more widespread, creating a large number of diasporas that go beyond religious affiliation (Afro-American, Corsican, Armenian, Somali, Basque, West Indian, Chinese, Afghan, Ukrainian, etc.).
Thanks to the networks they have set up, they have in common, despite the distance, the maintenance of extra-national communities, a language, a culture and economic, social and political links.
Diasporas have a variety of migratory origins: war, persecution, oppression, the search for better economic, educational or environmental living conditions.
Sometimes met with hostility or exploited for political ends, they raise questions about the construction of identity and community in a context of cultural globalisation, as well as integration into the host society.
In September, the library is offering you a selection of books, articles, reports, archive, documents, podcasts, films, documentaries, novels, etc., to borrow or consult in our libraries.
Discover this selection in our libraries and online:
This selection will be followed in October by a conversation between Stéphane Dufoix, professor of sociology at the University of Paris Nanterre and lecturer at Sciences Po, and Patrick Manoukian (aka Ian Manook), writer, hosted by Natalia La Valle Torres, sociology reference librarian.
