The Mnemonic Imagination and Second-Generation Migrant Experience

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Keightley ◽  
Michael Pickering
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Ethnographic Case Study ◽  
The Past ◽  
Considerable Resistance ◽  
Professional Photographer ◽  
Generation Migrant

Drawing on our concept of the mnemonic imagination, this chapter shows how the past is reactivated and pieced together into a relatively coherent narrative in the interests of identity and the effective management of change. In forming the synthetic hub of remembering and imagining, the mnemonic imagination is mobilized in bringing past, present, and future into meaningful correspondence. This chapter illustrates how this happens via an ethnographic case study involving Kia Kapoor, a second-generation Indian woman in her early 30s living in England, who uses her work as a professional photographer to help her negotiate her own difficult past as someone caught between two cultures. The case demonstrates mnemonic imagining at work in a particular cross-generational and cross-cultural context, taking into account how it can be thwarted by various obstacles and how, through considerable resistance and struggle, it can help overcome the consequences of radical sociocultural disruption.

Exploring Guanxi in a Cross-Cultural Context

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
_ _
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Employment Decisions ◽  
Employment Relationships

Abstract Using a case study of recently arrived Cantonese-speaking migrants, this article examines the role of guanxi in shaping Chinese newcomers’ economic activities and opportunities in South Africa. In Johannesburg, Cantonese-speaking migrants tend to be employed in restaurant and fahfee (gambling) sectors, which are partially inherited from the early generations of South African Chinese. Through narratives and stories, this article reveals that Cantonese newcomers often strengthen personal and employment relationships through the practice of guanxi, but that doing so can also constrain their employment decisions. Moreover, the ambiguous boundary between the act of bribery and the practice of guanxi may facilitate Chinese participation but can also result in the victimization of the newcomers.

scholarly journals Perceiving those who are gone: Cultural research on post-bereavement perception or hallucination of the deceased

2020 ◽  
pp. 136346152096288
Author(s):  
Pablo Sabucedo ◽  
Chris Evans ◽  
Jacqueline Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Vantage Point ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Clinical Case Study ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Cross Cultural Research ◽  
The One ◽  
Felt Presence

Experiencing the continued presence of the deceased is common among the bereaved, whether as a sensory perception or as a felt presence. This phenomenon has been researched from psychological and psychiatric perspectives during the last five decades. Such experiences have been also documented in the ethnographic literature but, despite the extensive cross-cultural research in the area, anthropological data has generally not been considered in the psychological literature about this phenomenon. This paper provides an overview aimed at bridging these two areas of knowledge, and approaches the post-bereavement perception or hallucination of the deceased in cultural context. Ongoing debates are addressed from the vantage point of ethnographic and clinical case study research focusing on the cultural repertoires (in constant flux as cultures change) from which these experiences are labelled as desirable and normal, on the one hand, or as dangerous and pathological, on the other.

Missionary Women as Models in the Cross-Cultural Context

1982 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Hiebert
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Women Missionaries ◽  
Past Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Mission Agencies ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Missionary Women ◽  
The Church

Long neglected in missionary histories, women missionaries are the unsung heroes of the past century, and well may be the source of much of this century's missionary success stories, says Fran Hiebert in this provocative article. Instead of claiming to be the champions of women, Western mission agencies may need to repent and look for some ashcloth if they are not going to lose their credibility vis-à-vis the church in the Two-Thirds World.

A Mix of Cultures, Values, and People: An Organizational Case Study

1998 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Reeves-Ellington
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Value Orientation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Culture Conflict ◽  
Educational Mission ◽  
American University ◽  
Internal Conflicts ◽  
Underlying Causes

The key premise of this article is that normative and prescriptive value orientation collisions are underlying causes of organizational culture conflict. This article explores the premise by examining the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG); an organization rife with internal conflicts between its major internal constituencies of American faculty, Bulgarian administrators, and Bulgarian students. Arguably, the conflict reduced the effectiveness of the school's educational mission. For better understanding of the causes of conflict at AUBG, I examine the normative and prescriptive values of each constituency within the internal cross-cultural context of the institution.

Translation and modification

FORUM ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-273
Author(s):  
Jiayan Xiao ◽  
Guowen Huang
Keyword(s):  
English Translation ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
The Past ◽  
Literary Context ◽  
Semantic Translation ◽  
Hong Lou Meng ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Both phonemic transliteration and semantic translation have been widely used in translating the names of characters in literary works. Nonetheless, discussion as to which of them is more appropriate continues. An investigation of the English translation of characters’ names in the Chinese classics Hong Lou Meng has suggested that either phonemic transliteration or semantic translation is reluctantly accompanied by some modification from the originals due to cultural and literary contextual constraints. Many of the past studies have reviewed the cultural context for explaining and considering the merits of each, though the literary angle has sometimes been disregarded. The case study of the translation by D. Hawkes has provided insight into that cultural context was not the only one that mediated the translation of names, instead the literary context acted in much the same way.

scholarly journals Unregulated Desires: Anomie, the “Rainbow Underclass” and Second-generation Alevi Kurdish Gangs in London

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-208
Author(s):  
Umit Cetin
Keyword(s):  
Second Generation ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Young Male ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Material Wealth ◽  
The Social ◽  
Alternative Means ◽  
Generation Migrant

This article offers a case study of the adaptation strategies of a section of second-generation young male Alevi Kurds in London and the social conditions which make some of them more prone to join gangs and to reject mainstream institutions in their search for instant material rewards. It is instructive to use Durkheim’s analysis of society’s integrative and regulative functions and particularly his concept of anomie to understand a situation where the legitimate means in the pursuit of material wealth and comfort are out of balance with the demand, calling into question the legitimacy of the institutions which provide these functions. Those who cannot compete through existing institutions are more likely to seek alternative means to achieve these ends. Durkheim identified youth as more vulnerable to such unregulated desires and I argue that his approach offers valuable insights into the anomic pressures confronting second-generation migrant young men in particular.  Abstract in Kurmanji Arezûyên tenzîmnekirî: anomie, "jêrçîna keskesorê" û bandên kurdên elewî yên ji nifşê duyem li Londrayê Ev gotar xebateke waqi'eyê ye li ser rê û rêbazên parçeyeke nifşê duyem ê xortên kurdên elewî li Londrayê û li ser şertên civakî yên ku hindek ji wan pal didin ku bikevine nav bandan (çeteyan) û dezgehên damezrandî red bikin di lêgerîna xwe ya destkeftên maddî de. Bicî ye li vir ew tehlîla Durkheim bê bikaranîn ya li ser fonksiyonên civakê yên aîdkirin û tenzîmkirinê û bi taybetî têgeha wî ya anomie (bêhêvîtî) ji bo famkirina wan rewşên ku rê û amrazên rewa yên bidestxistina dewlemendiya maddî û rihetiyê ne hevkêş in ligel xwastê (telebê), ku bi vî rengî rewayiya wan dezgehên van fonsiyonan bi cî tînin dikeve jêr pirsyarê. Ewên ku nikarin bi rêya dezgehên heyî bigihine destkeftan dê bi ihtimaleke mezintir ji kesên asayî li rê û rêbazên alternatîv binihêrin ji bo gihiştina bi wan armancan. Durkheimî destnîşan kiribû ku xort hesastir in beramber arezûyên wisa tenzîmnekirî û ez îdia dikim ku ev boçûn rê dide têgihiştineke kûrtir li ser zextên bêhêvîtiyê yên li ber ciwanên koçber ên ji nifşê duyem. Abstract in Sorani Arezûy narêkixraw: rîzperî, "çînî xwarewey pelkezêrrîne" we bandî newey-‏duwemî ‏Kurdî 'Elewî le Lenden Em wtare dîrasey keysî sitratîjîyekanî xoguncandinî beşêk le newey duwemî lawe 'elewye ‏kurdekanî lenden dexate rû legell ew barudoxe komellayetyaneşda ke wa dekat hendêkîyan le ‏gerranyan bedway deskewtî maddî henûkeyîda zyatir meylyan bo peyustibûn be bandekan û ‏retkirdnewey damezrawe giştîyekan hebêt. Ravey Durkheim‎ bo çalakî yeksixistin û rêkxistne ‏cvakîyekan sudbexşe bo bekarhênan, betaybetî çemkî rîzperî yarmetîdere bo têgeyiştin le ‏barudoxêk ke têyda rêga yasayîkan bo gerran bedway saman û asûdeyîda legell xwastekeda na ‏hawsengin, emeş şer'îyetî ew dezgayaney ke em erkane desteber deken dexate jêr ‏pirsyarewe. Ewaney ke natwanin le çwarçêwey damezrawekanda pêşbirrkê bken zyatir egerî ‏eweyan heye bedway rêgay bedîlda bgerrên bo geyîştin bew amancane. Durkheim‎ genc wa pênase ‏dekat ke zyatir amadeye bo ew core arezuwe na rêkixrawane û mnîş miştumrrî ewe dekem ke ‏têzekey ew têgeyîştinêkî benrix bo ew fşare rîzperyaney ke cîlî-duwemî pyawe gence ‏koçberekan rûberûy debnewe, pêşkeş dekat. Abstract in Zazaki Waştişê bêkontrolî: Anomî, “binsinifa keskûsûre” û Londra de çeteyê kurdanê elewîyan ê neslê dîyinî Na meqale derheqê bikardardişê stratejîyanê qisimêkê xortanê kurdanê elewîyan ê neslê dîyinî yê Londra de xebata nimûneyî pêşkêş kena. Na xebate kî qayîtê şert û şurtanê xortan ê komelkîyan kena ke nê şertî tayîne rê benê sebeb ke semedê çîp dîyayîşê xelatanê madîyan ra nê xortî bibê beşdarê çeteyan û dezgehanê pêroyîyan red bikerê. Seba ke fehm bibo ke çira îmkanê lejîtîmî yê dozkerdişê rehet û maldarîya madîye hemsencîya waştişê xo de nîyê û çira naye de meşrûîyetê dezgehanê resmîyanê têkildaran pers beno, fayde beno ke merdim analîzê Durkheîmî yê fonksîyonanê komelî yê tekûzdar û tenzîmkeran û bitaybetî konseptê ey ê anomî bixebitno. Êyê ke nêeşkenê pê dezgehanê estbîyayeyan xo têver bierzê, bi îhtîmalêk ro îmkananê alternatîfan gêrenê ke wina biresê hedefê xo. Durkheîmî dî ke xortî waştişanê bêkontrolan ê winasîyan rê hîna zaf hîsgêr ê û ez musnena ke hewayê ey ê ewnîyayîşî derheqê tengijîyayîşanê anomîkan de, bitaybetî seba xortanê maciran ê neslanê dîyinan, fehmkerdişê erjayeyî pêşkêş keno.

scholarly journals Transcending Organizational Compassion Paradoxes by Enacting Wise Compassion Courageously

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ace V. Simpson ◽  
Marco Berti
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
The Past ◽  
Organizational Paradoxes ◽  
Cross Cultural Analysis

While organizational compassion has attracted increased scholarly interest over the past two decades, inherent paradoxical tensions have been largely overlooked. Transcendence of oppositions is widely recognized as the most effective paradox response. To gain insight about the transcendence of the paradoxical tensions in organizational compassion, we turn to the cultural context of Bhutan, where for centuries compassion has been held as a central virtue informing governance and daily life. Our analysis contributes to the literature on organizational compassion and on organizational paradoxes by (a) theorizing the application of Bhutan’s compassion transcendence strategies to the organizational context, (b) thereby engaging in cross-cultural analysis hereto overlooked in the organizational compassion literature, (c) highlighting paradoxes in compassion relations, and (d) providing a generalizable sociomaterial model for studying paradox transcendence.

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