Storying un/belonging in early childhood
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13005398 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Naomi Nirupa David (0000-0001-8999-5718, Deakin University, corresponding author), Anna Kilderry (0000-0003-1692-8498, Deakin University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 84-95 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Studies of Childhood (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2043-6106 • E-ISSN: 2043-6106 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2043610619832893 |
| OpenAlex | W2920812550 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 17 |
Children’s agency and capabilities are often overlooked in the research literature, in particular, when it comes to young children’s reflections on their transnational childhoods and migration experiences. Nestled within an intergenerational family migration story, this article reports on a study that investigated childhood identity, home and belonging. The catalyst for the study came from N.D.’s (then) 6-year-old daughter who asked ‘ Mummy, am I Australian?’ and ‘ Am I more Australian than you?’ Embedded in these seemingly simple questions are complex layers of hegemonic ideology located within broader intergenerational family migration stories. Thus, to gain insight into these questions posed by N.D.’s daughter, a small-scale study was developed taking a postcolonial perspective and using narrative analysis to make sense of the ‘ordinary’ within family narratives. The study found that common themes arose for the participants, these being, nationhood and all the contradictions and challenges that can occur when an ‘outsider’ is ‘othered’ and distinct discourses of un/belonging. The findings of the study add to the growing literature on transnational childhoods. It reiterates the complexities that the child as social actor in their environment mediates and the identity making that young children undertake as agentic citizens in their own right
Aesthetics · Agency (philosophy · Daughter · Hegemony · Identity (music · Ideology · Literature · Narrative · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Children's Rights and Participation · Early Childhood Education and Development · Gender Studies · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
The Ethical Attitude in Narrative Research
The Life Story Interview as a Bridge in Narrative Inquiry
Imaginary Communities
Post-Colonial Studies
Transnational Migration and Childhood
Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences
The Transnational Child
Accomplishing 'the case' in paediatrics and child health
Migrant capital
Beyond Chinese groupism
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |