Identity Issues in Syrian Diasporic Realities: An Autoethnographic Interpretation

Authors

  • Ghada Alatrash University of Calgary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18733/cpi29527

Abstract

Article detailing a study that seeks to understand the lived experiences, human conditions and identity issues of families in the Syrian Diaspora in Canada. Identified themes discussed the following issues:  "On cultural identity,” “On negotiating difference,” and “On the fact of difference—Orientalism and beyond.”

Author Biography

Ghada Alatrash, University of Calgary

Ghada Alatrash holds her PhD in Educational Research: Languages and Diversity, from the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. She currentlly teaches at Mount Royal University in Calgary in the Department of Humanities: Women's and Gendere  Studies, and in the Department of General Education.

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Published

2021-08-27

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Section

Post Colonial Articles, Poetry, Artwork