Home and Away: Experiences and Representations of Transnational South Asian Children

家乡与远方：跨国南亚儿童的经历与表述

• 批准号: AH/E508863/1
• 负责人: Katy Gardner
• 金额: $ 31.16万
• 依托单位: University of Sussex
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2006 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FE508863%2F1
• 关键词: Home; Away; Experiences; Representations; Transnational

We seek funding for two interlinked projects which seek to explore the experiences of belonging, place and diaspora of South Asian children in East London, many of whose families retain close transnational links with their places of origin. Whilst the majority of children are likely to be Bangladeshi, the project will be open to all children whose families originate from the Indian sub-continent A key element will be how these children (aged 8-13 years old) experience and represent 'transnational lives', whether this involves travel to 'the homeland', or being part of families and communities in which people constantly move. Our research will pose important questions concerning the formation of cultural identity that move beyond models of 'between two cultures', or 'hybridity'. We also aim to gather new insights into the relationship between migration and the life course. The project will involve close collaboration with local community and arts groups and provide forums for children's voices to be heard. The findings will be of importance to scholars of migration, educationalists, policy makers and the general public through publications, exhibitions and a project website. We seek funding for two distinct projects, which address linked questions: 1. Children's Representations and Experiences of Transnationalism (fieldwork in East London, to be carried out by Dr Kanwai Mand). 2. Translation and Code Switching: Bangladeshi transnational children between places (a Dphil studentship; fieldwork in London and Sylhet) The proposed research will be distinctive in three central ways: Children are largely ignored in existing theories and accounts of diaspora. South Asian populations in the U.K are characterised by high numbers of children, but whilst there has been a growing body of work on 'South Asian youth' virtually no research has been carried out on school children, particularly the pre-teens (exceptions are James 1974; Jackson & Nesbit 1993 &1995). Yet South Asian children born in Britain, many of whom are taken on or receive regular visitors from the 'homeland', are likely to have a significantly different perspectives than adults on questions of belonging, cultural identity and place. They are in transition, yet beyond popular (and often misguided) assumptions of being 'between two cultures', we know little about their perspectives. (2) It will contribute to the development of new theories of migration. The relationship between migration and the life course is an area of growing interest in migration research. By understanding migration in terms of the life cycle of individuals and their families, we can better appreciate decisions which contribute to movement and settlement, as well as how identities change over time and space. So far, work carried out in this area has largely involved older people (Gardner, 2002). By focusing on children, we will be examining these processes from the opposite end of the spectrum, aiming to theorise the ways in which transnational migration is both reproduced and changed through children's imaginings, cultural practices and forms of representation. (3) We shall develop innovative participatory research methodologies and forms of dissemination. Working with local schools and community groups, we intend for the children to produce stories, diaries and visual representations of their experiences of 'home and away". To do this, we are planning a series of arts, storytelling and writing workshops. A central output will be a book based on children's visual, oral and scribal representations, an exhibition of art and photography and a website produced in collaboration with the children. The outputs would be of interest to teachers, practitioners and parents, as well as the general public. In order to facilitate this we will collaborate with the voluntary and public sector, for example the Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green.

我们为两个相互关联的项目寻求资金，这两个项目旨在探索东伦敦南亚儿童的归属、地方和散居经历，他们中的许多人的家庭与其原籍地保持着密切的跨国联系。虽然大多数儿童可能是孟加拉国人，但该项目将向所有家庭来自印度次大陆的儿童开放，一个关键因素是这些儿童（8-13岁）如何体验和代表“跨国生活”，无论是涉及到“祖国”旅行，还是成为人们不断流动的家庭和社区的一部分。我们的研究将提出关于文化身份的形成的重要问题，超越“两种文化之间”或“杂交”的模式。我们还旨在收集关于移徙与生命历程之间关系的新见解。该项目将涉及与当地社区和艺术团体的密切合作，并为儿童的声音提供论坛。研究结果将通过出版物、展览和项目网站对移徙问题学者、教育工作者、决策者和公众产生重要影响。我们为两个不同的项目寻求资金，解决相关问题：1。儿童对跨国主义的表现和经验（在东伦敦的实地考察，将由Kanwai Mand博士进行）。2.翻译和代码转换：孟加拉国跨国儿童之间的地方（一个Dphil奖学金;实地考察伦敦和锡耶特）拟议的研究将是独特的三个核心方面：儿童在很大程度上被忽视，在现有的理论和帐户散居。在英国的南亚人口的特点是大量的儿童，但虽然有越来越多的工作对“南亚青年”几乎没有研究已经进行了对学龄儿童，特别是前青少年（例外是詹姆斯1974;杰克逊和内斯比特1993和1995）。然而，在英国出生的南亚儿童，其中许多人是从“祖国”接受或接待定期访客的，在归属感、文化认同和地点问题上，他们可能与成年人有显着不同的观点。他们正处于转型期，但除了流行的（往往是误导的）“两种文化之间”的假设之外，我们对他们的观点知之甚少。(2)它将有助于发展新的移徙理论。移徙与生命历程之间的关系是移徙研究中日益引起兴趣的一个领域。通过从个人及其家庭的生命周期的角度理解移徙，我们可以更好地理解有助于迁移和定居的决定，以及身份如何随时间和空间而变化。迄今为止，在这一领域开展的工作主要涉及老年人（Gardner，2002年）。通过关注儿童，我们将从另一端审视这些过程，旨在从理论上阐明跨国移徙通过儿童的成长、文化习俗和表现形式而复制和改变的方式。(3)我们将发展创新的参与性研究方法和传播形式。与当地学校和社区团体合作，我们打算让孩子们制作故事，日记和视觉表现他们的“家和家”的经验。为了做到这一点，我们正在计划一系列的艺术，讲故事和写作研讨会。中心产出将是一本以儿童的视觉、口头和书写为基础的书，一个艺术和摄影展览，以及一个与儿童合作制作的网站。这些产出将引起教师、从业人员和家长以及公众的兴趣。为了促进这一点，我们将与志愿和公共部门合作，例如贝斯纳尔绿色的童年博物馆。