Becoming Diasporically Moroccan - Linguistic and Embodied Practices for Negotiating Belonging

Questions persist about post-migrant generations and their sense of belonging in one homeland or another. In the setting of Morocco, where trajectories to and from Europe have colored several centuries of history, this book provides a framework to explore how migration and return become incorporated into contemporary 'Moroccanness'.

About the author

Lauren Wagner is Assistant Professor in Globalisation and Development, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. She is co-convener of the Anthropology of Mobilities network, European Association of Social Anthropologists. Her research focuses on embodied practices and diasporic mobilities.

Summary

Questions persist about post-migrant generations and their sense of belonging in one homeland or another. In the setting of Morocco, where trajectories to and from Europe have colored several centuries of history, this book provides a framework to explore how migration and return become incorporated into contemporary ‘Moroccanness’.

Product details

• Authors: Lauren Wagner
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781783098354
• ISBN: 978-1-78309-835-4
• No. of pages: 188
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 216 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 361 g
• Series: Encounters; Encounters
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures