Jacco Visser
Biographic Data
| ID | 96513 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jacco Visser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jacco |
| FAMILY NAME | Visser |
| SIGNATURE | VISSER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aarhus University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9473-2963 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
I was celebrating the justice that the victims got
This essay investigates transnational human rights activist networks seeking justice for war crimes committed during the Bangladesh War of 1971, especially in light of the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Focusing on activists in London, it demonstrates the need to engage with transitional justice initiatives discursively and ethnographically in order to avoid losing sight of the ways in which uses of human rights concepts can …
May you live with us forever Father!' Rethinking state and kinship among Bangladeshi long-distance nationalists in London
Based on ethnographic fieldwork around commemorative events in London and analysis of textual materials used during commemorations, this article explores how long-distance nationalists are involved in Bangladeshi state building practices. I demonstrate how long-distance nationalists, people who identify with Bangladesh and its government as their ancestral homeland, and who seek to influence the state, draw on family histories to narrate national…
Anti-Racist Activism in London; Exploring Multidirectionality at Commemorations of the Battle of Cable Street and the Murder of Altab Ali
The paper examines the multidirectional character of commemorations of racist and fascist violence in the London borough of Tower Hamlets. It does so by studying commemorative events taking place in Altab Ali Park in the borough between 2016 and 2018 to address contemporary political issues. Specifically, the study documents the 80th anniversary of the Battle for Cable Street in 1936, celebrated as a local victory against fascist organisations, a…
Bangladesh’s “Father of the Nation” and the Transnational Politics of Memory
Mobility aspirations and indigenous belonging among Chakma students in Dhaka
In recent decades, indigenous people from the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in South-east Bangladesh have experienced increased social and spatial mobility. This article investigates how indigenous students from the CHT region who have migrated to Dhaka redefine indigenous belonging. By highlighting the juxtaposition of different forms of mobility (physical and social) the paper responds to a recent trend which has only rarely been the subject of …
Anti-Racist Activism in London; Exploring Multidirectionality at Commemorations of the Battle of Cable Street and the Murder of Altab Ali
The paper examines the multidirectional character of commemorations of racist and fascist violence in the London borough of Tower Hamlets. It does so by studying commemorative events taking place in Altab Ali Park in the borough between 2016 and 2018 to address contemporary political issues. Specifically, the study documents the 80th anniversary of the Battle for Cable Street in 1936, celebrated as a local victory against fascist organisations, a…
Bangladesh’s “Father of the Nation” and the Transnational Politics of Memory
I was celebrating the justice that the victims got
This essay investigates transnational human rights activist networks seeking justice for war crimes committed during the Bangladesh War of 1971, especially in light of the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Focusing on activists in London, it demonstrates the need to engage with transitional justice initiatives discursively and ethnographically in order to avoid losing sight of the ways in which uses of human rights concepts can …
May you live with us forever Father!' Rethinking state and kinship among Bangladeshi long-distance nationalists in London
Based on ethnographic fieldwork around commemorative events in London and analysis of textual materials used during commemorations, this article explores how long-distance nationalists are involved in Bangladeshi state building practices. I demonstrate how long-distance nationalists, people who identify with Bangladesh and its government as their ancestral homeland, and who seek to influence the state, draw on family histories to narrate national…
Mobility aspirations and indigenous belonging among Chakma students in Dhaka
In recent decades, indigenous people from the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in South-east Bangladesh have experienced increased social and spatial mobility. This article investigates how indigenous students from the CHT region who have migrated to Dhaka redefine indigenous belonging. By highlighting the juxtaposition of different forms of mobility (physical and social) the paper responds to a recent trend which has only rarely been the subject of …
Bangladesh’s “Father of the Nation” and the Transnational Politics of Memory
May you live with us forever Father!' Rethinking state and kinship among Bangladeshi long-distance nationalists in London
Based on ethnographic fieldwork around commemorative events in London and analysis of textual materials used during commemorations, this article explores how long-distance nationalists are involved in Bangladeshi state building practices. I demonstrate how long-distance nationalists, people who identify with Bangladesh and its government as their ancestral homeland, and who seek to influence the state, draw on family histories to narrate national…
Anti-Racist Activism in London; Exploring Multidirectionality at Commemorations of the Battle of Cable Street and the Murder of Altab Ali
The paper examines the multidirectional character of commemorations of racist and fascist violence in the London borough of Tower Hamlets. It does so by studying commemorative events taking place in Altab Ali Park in the borough between 2016 and 2018 to address contemporary political issues. Specifically, the study documents the 80th anniversary of the Battle for Cable Street in 1936, celebrated as a local victory against fascist organisations, a…
I was celebrating the justice that the victims got
This essay investigates transnational human rights activist networks seeking justice for war crimes committed during the Bangladesh War of 1971, especially in light of the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Focusing on activists in London, it demonstrates the need to engage with transitional justice initiatives discursively and ethnographically in order to avoid losing sight of the ways in which uses of human rights concepts can …
Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (4 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Politics (3 works)