Deconstructing the South-Asian diaspora : diversity and variety with cultural globalisation.
Using a thematic approach, this essay will evaluate cosmopolitanism by considering its relationship with issues of race. It argues that the concept of cosmopolitanism is inadequate and impractical while focusing on the South-Asian diaspora, particularly of the Indian immigrants in Britain. The prima...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-444282019-12-10T11:47:48Z Deconstructing the South-Asian diaspora : diversity and variety with cultural globalisation. Sharmiela Shahalam. Sim Wai Chew School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities::Literature::English Using a thematic approach, this essay will evaluate cosmopolitanism by considering its relationship with issues of race. It argues that the concept of cosmopolitanism is inadequate and impractical while focusing on the South-Asian diaspora, particularly of the Indian immigrants in Britain. The primary materials used are Hanif Kureishi’s Buddha of Suburbia (1990), Anita Desai’s Bye Bye Blackbird (1985) as well as Ken Kwapis’ television sitcom, Outsourced (2010). Bachelor of Arts 2011-06-01T07:40:01Z 2011-06-01T07:40:01Z 2011 2011 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44428 en Nanyang Technological University 35 p. application/pdf |
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Using a thematic approach, this essay will evaluate cosmopolitanism by considering its relationship with issues of race. It argues that the concept of cosmopolitanism is inadequate and impractical while focusing on the South-Asian diaspora, particularly of the Indian immigrants in Britain. The primary materials used are Hanif Kureishi’s Buddha of Suburbia (1990), Anita Desai’s Bye Bye Blackbird (1985) as well as Ken Kwapis’ television sitcom, Outsourced (2010). |
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