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Feeling Strange in a Small Island Community

Bibliographic Data

ID3628099
AuthorsErika Anne Hayfield (0000-0003-4890-2364, University of the Faroe Islands, corresponding author), Mariah Schug (Department of Psychology, Widener University, One University Place, Chester, PA, USA), Mariah G Schug (Widener University)
Year2019
Volume40
Issue4
Pages383-398
Publication date2019-07-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Intercultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0725-6868 • E-ISSN: 1469-9540
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07256868.2019.1628719
OpenAlexW2955272061
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited37

Living with strangers is a feature of modern life, typically conceptualised in urban contexts in terms of anonymity and diversity. Strangers in small places, on the other hand, have received less attention; possibly, because there is an assumption that such places are relatively stable, static or homogenous. In small places, typically characterised by high levels of familiarity and close social networks, strangers may have different experiences. Therefore, we are concerned with immigration to small places and feeling strange in such settings. We employ the concepts of the stranger and place-belongingness to understand the experiences of immigrants to the Faroe Islands. The findings from this interview-based study are structured around three main themes. In the first, strangers in places characterised by high familiarity, we discuss how informants experience and navigate Faroese networks. In the second, negotiating place-belongingness, the discussion focuses on how immigrants negotiate belonging and how relations, security, and time, impact place-belongingness. The third theme, boundaries of belonging, refers to the politics of belonging. In this theme, we discuss how language and identity are key sites of tension in creating boundaries, determining who belongs versus who is rendered a familiar stranger

Aesthetics · Belongingness · Feeling · Formality · Immigration · Negotiation · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Gender Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Social Psychology

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