Nepalese diasporic websites

Signs and conditions of a diaspora in the making

Bibliographic Data

ID3067640
AuthorsTristan Bruslé (0000-0003-2110-4469, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Villejuif, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume51
Issue4
Pages593-610
Publication date2012-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science Information (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0539-0184 • E-ISSN: 1461-7412
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0539018412456916
OpenAlexW2329557435
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited15

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the expression 'Nepalese diaspora' has increasingly been used by the Nepalese government, expatriates, reporters and intellectuals. The Nepalese diaspora, or those who speak on behalf of it, occupies a growing amount of Nepalese public space, especially on the Internet. Taking into account the performativity of the term 'diaspora', the author tries to understand how Nepalese diasporic websites are the sign and conditions of an 'incipient diaspora'. Analysis of authoritative websites and links between different websites helps understand the structure of the Nepalese diaspora and the issues at stake. The Internet is hardly egalitarian and reflects the tensions in Nepalese society. However, links between websites are real. Non-Resident Nepalis' Association websites are central to the associative Web, and cultural association websites are in the majority. The 'etic' study of 'emic' discourses of self-presentation by the diaspora shows that, through their public and performative dimensions, Nepalese diasporic websites are at the very heart of the process of constructing the Nepalese diaspora

Aesthetics · Art · Diaspora · Linguistics · Media studies · Performative utterance · Political science · Sociology · The Internet · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Social Media and Politics

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