Being-Here
Placemaking in a World of Movement
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Emigration & Immigration, Anthropology
| Author: | Annika Lems | ISBN: | 9781785338502 |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books | Publication: | May 24, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Berghahn Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Annika Lems |
| ISBN: | 9781785338502 |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Publication: | May 24, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Berghahn Books |
| Language: | English |
Exploring the lifeworlds of Halima, Omar and Mohamed, three middle-aged Somalis living in Melbourne, Australia, the author discusses the interrelated meanings of emplacement and displacement as experienced in people’s everyday lives. Through their experiences of displacement and placemaking, Being-Here examines the figure of the refugee as a metaphor for societal alienation and estrangement, and moves anthropological theory towards a new understanding of the crucial existential links between Sein (Being) and Da (Here).
Exploring the lifeworlds of Halima, Omar and Mohamed, three middle-aged Somalis living in Melbourne, Australia, the author discusses the interrelated meanings of emplacement and displacement as experienced in people’s everyday lives. Through their experiences of displacement and placemaking, Being-Here examines the figure of the refugee as a metaphor for societal alienation and estrangement, and moves anthropological theory towards a new understanding of the crucial existential links between Sein (Being) and Da (Here).
