Negotiating Identity in Scandinavia : Women, Migration, and the Diaspora

Gender has a profound impact on the discourse on migration as well as various aspects of integration, social and political life, public debate, and art. This volume focuses on immigration and the concept of diaspora through the experiences of women living in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Through a variety of case studies, the authors approach the multifaceted nature of interactions between these women and their adopted countries, considering both the local and the global. The text examines the “making of the Scandinavian” and the novel ways in which diasporic communities create gendered forms of belonging that transcend the nation state. Contents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Introduction. Reasserting the Centrality of Women in Diasporas PART I. BARGAINING AND NEGOTIATING IDENTITIES Chapter 1. Art as Political Expression in Diaspora Chapter 2. Islamic Identity as Third Space Chapter 3. Political Muslim Women in the News Media Chapter 4. Finding Their Own Way between Revolutionary Adult Feminism and Well-behaved Veiled Girlhood Chapter 5. Gendered Experiences of Homeland, Identity and Belonging among the Kurdish Diaspora PART II. HOME POLITICS, HOST POLICIES AND RESISTANCE Chapter 6. Learning Processes and Political Literacy among Women in the Norwegian Kurdish Diaspora Chapter 7. Territorial Stigmatization, Inequality of Schooling and Identity Formation among Young Immigrants Chapter 8. The Absence of Strategy and the Absence of Bildung Notes on Contributors Index