The Distant Observers? Towards the Politics of Diasporic Identification
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11047261 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zlatko Skrbis (0000-0002-9797-7699, Queensland University of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 601-610 |
| Publication date | 1997-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nationalities Papers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00905999708408527 |
| OpenAlex | W2010896367 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
There are two common ways of reflecting upon the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia. The first one, journalistic, transmits and animates the images of horror, brutality, deprivation, and displacement. The second one, historicist—as opposed to historical—invests its energy into interpretation, construction and reconstruction of the past, attributing it with a self-explanatory power. “When and where did it all start? ... So what does the past tell us?” (Sinclair-Loutit, 1994, p. 230). In this way, history is given the power to serve as an undisputed indicator and guide in the disarray of myths and facts. Both these positions share a common denominator; they both help us to assume a position of contemporary voyeurs—comfortable, distant observers who can do nothing but consume the provided imagery
Aesthetics · Art · Displacement (psychology · Epistemology · Historicism · Identification (biology · Interpretation (philosophy · Literature · Mythology · New Historicism · Nothing · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Power (physics · Psychoanalysis · Shadow (psychology · Sociology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · History · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2001 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |