The Shape of a Life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17826668 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Azza Basarudin (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 24-34 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Departures in Critical Qualitative Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2333-9489 • E-ISSN: 2333-9497 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/dcqr.2019.8.2.24 |
| OpenAlex | W2949084900 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This experimental writing explores the meaning of home and belonging in the context of border, margins, and migration. Rooted in the politics of memory, this essay explores the messiness of human emotions and the complex ways in which the self is (re)configured between and within border spaces. Through journeys in Penang, Los Angeles, and Jerusalem, I turn inward to unpack the multilayered intersections of gender, race, class, nationality, and religion that color my life's journey, shedding light on moments when encounters generate questions about agency, humanity, and identity, and when, sometimes, the longing for home involves the unmaking of the longing itself
Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Humanity · Immigration · Nationality · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |