Why Does Cultural Hybridity Still Matter? Lessons from Diaspora Communities Online

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ID11371889
AuthorsNatalia Rabahi (0009-0001-7478-3517, Temple University, corresponding author)
Year2025
Publication date2025-04-22
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Communication Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0196-8599 • E-ISSN: 1552-4612
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/01968599251320599
OpenAlexW4409655873
LanguageEN
References cited17

This essay examines how cultural hybridity is articulated through the manifestations of cultural reconversion in South–South diasporic relations. Through a critical discourse analysis of the Facebook page “General Consulate of Lebanon in Rio de Janeiro,” created for the Lebanese diaspora living in Brazil, I review definitions of cultural hybridity and offer a new perspective on how cultural hybridity, under certain conditions and contexts, morphs into a horizontal exchange of cultures, where the diaspora can move from the margins to becoming a part of the social fabric of the host country. This reformulated outlook on cultural hybridity allows diasporic communities to navigate and negotiate the space between home and host countries through a reinvention of cultural practices in digital spaces. This paper provides a critical analysis of how the Lebanese diaspora in Brazil utilizes social media to strengthen their connection to their place of origin

Diaspora · Hybridity · Media studies · Political science · Sociology · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Multilingual Education and Policy

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