Migration, transnationalism, and modernity
Thinking of Kerala's many cosmopolitanisms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3877832 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Devika (Centre For Development Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 127-142 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural Dynamics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0921-3740 • E-ISSN: 1461-7048 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0921374013482359 |
| OpenAlex | W2049886083 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 20 |
This article claims that the history of modernity in twentieth-century Kerala is inextricably bound up with the histories of migration and transnationalisms in the region. It argues that a distinction can be made between the earlier and later phases of the migratory and transnational experience. The former allowed for the 'cosmopolitanism of ideas' that imagined hitherto-non-existent communities across cultural boundaries and 'competing cosmopolitanisms' in the region. Post-independence, however, altered political conditions that impacted migration and transnationalism and produced the 'cosmopolitanism of duty', which works with fairly fixed ideas about the national and community/family values and aims for flexibility in negotiating these worlds. These have had distinct effects on modernity in Kerala
Aesthetics · Cosmopolitanism · Duty · Epistemology · Modernity · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Transnationalism · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Social and Economic Development in India · South Asian Cinema and Culture
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |