ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ:
Abstract:
"This study examines ways in which Burmese diasporic identities are formed and maintained, and
the importance of new media in this process. Political oppression in Burma, the experience of
exile and the importance of opposition movements in the borderlands make the Burmese
diaspora a unique and complex group. This study used tapoetethakot, an indigenous Karen
research methodology, to interact with fourteen participants in Auckland, exploring aspects of
new media use and identity maintenance.
Common among all participants was a twin desire to share stories of suffering and to have that
pain recognised. This suffering is an important part of refugee identity and is also linked with
resistance against assimilation in New Zealand. Instead, participants try and maintain their
language and cultural practices, with the intent of returning to a democratic Burma in the future.
New media supports these processes, by providing participants with access to opposition media
reports of human rights abuses and suffering, through making cultural and linguistic artifacts
accessible and through providing an easy means of communication with friends and family in
Burma and the borderlands."
ရင်းမြစ်:
School of Communication Studies Auckland University of Technology
Date of Publication:
2009-11-00
Date of entry:
2011-01-24
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
အကြောင်းအရာ/အမျိုးအစား:
Language:
English (main text); Interviews (English, Karen, Burmese)
မှတ်တမ်း:
ပုံစံ:
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