Identities in Practice

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Hirvi, Laura
Identities in Practice. A Trans-Atlantic Ethnography of Sikh Immigrants in Finland and in California
Finnish Literature Society
Studia Fennica. Ethnologica 15
Vantaa 2013, 185 pp.
Identities in Practice draws a nuanced picture of how the experience of migration affects the process through which Sikhs in Finland and California negotiate their identities. What makes this study innovative with regard to the larger context of migration studies is the contrast it provides between experiences at two Sikh migration destinations. By using an ethnographic approach, Hirvi reveals how practices carried out in relation to work, dress, the life-cycle, as well as religious and cultural sites, constitute important moments in which Sikhs engage in the often transnational art of negotiating identities.
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ISBN 978-952-222-470-5
ISSN 1235-1954
Publisher Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura
Series Studia Fennica: ethnologica
Published (year) 2013
Cover Softcover
Type of Binding Softcover binding
Languages english
Disciplines Ethnology
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