dc.contributor.author | Hirt, Nicole | de |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-30T08:45:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-12-30T08:45:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | de |
dc.identifier.issn | 1868-6869 | de |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/76534 | |
dc.description.abstract | In the collective memory of Eritreans, the liberation struggle against Ethiopia symbolises the heroic fight of their fallen martyrs against oppression. After independence, the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front created an autocratic regime, which is adored by many second-generation diaspora Eritreans living in democracies. I engage with bodies of literature exploring the political importance of collective trauma in post-conflict societies and apply two theoretical notions, "postmemory" and "chosen trauma," to explain how the government’s narrative of Eritrean history produced a culture of nationalism through the glorification of the martyrs. This narrative and the trauma experienced by their parents created experiences of postmemory among the second-generation diaspora that have influenced their worldview. I demonstrate how Eritrean pro-government activists utilise US-born artists who recently discovered their Eritreanness, such as Tiffany Haddish, to instil long-distance nationalism. The article is based on a social media analysis, long-term observation of Eritrean diaspora communities, and recent fieldwork. | de |
dc.language | en | de |
dc.subject.ddc | Politikwissenschaft | de |
dc.subject.ddc | Political science | en |
dc.subject.ddc | Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie | de |
dc.subject.ddc | Social sciences, sociology, anthropology | en |
dc.subject.other | Eritrea; postmemory; chosen trauma; second-generation diaspora; nationalism | de |
dc.title | Eritrea's Chosen Trauma and the Legacy of the Martyrs: The Impact of Postmemory on Political Identity Formation of Second-Generation Diaspora Eritreans | de |
dc.title.alternative | Eritreas "Chosen Trauma" und das Vermächtnis der Märtyrer: Der Einfluss von Postmemory auf die politische Identitätsbildung von Diaspora-Eritreerinnen und -Eritreern der zweiten Generation | de |
dc.description.review | begutachtet (peer reviewed) | de |
dc.description.review | peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.url | file:///tmp/Dokumente/10.1177_0002039720977495.pdf | de |
dc.source.journal | Africa Spectrum | |
dc.source.volume | 56 | de |
dc.publisher.country | DEU | de |
dc.source.issue | 1 | de |
dc.subject.classoz | politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur | de |
dc.subject.classoz | Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture | en |
dc.subject.classoz | Migration | de |
dc.subject.classoz | Migration, Sociology of Migration | en |
dc.rights.licence | Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 | de |
dc.rights.licence | Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0 | en |
internal.status | formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen | de |
dc.type.stock | article | de |
dc.type.document | Zeitschriftenartikel | de |
dc.type.document | journal article | en |
dc.source.pageinfo | 19-38 | de |
internal.identifier.classoz | 10504 | |
internal.identifier.classoz | 10304 | |
internal.identifier.journal | 10 | |
internal.identifier.document | 32 | |
internal.identifier.ddc | 320 | |
internal.identifier.ddc | 300 | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1177/0002039720977495 | de |
dc.description.pubstatus | Veröffentlichungsversion | de |
dc.description.pubstatus | Published Version | en |
internal.identifier.licence | 16 | |
internal.identifier.pubstatus | 1 | |
internal.identifier.review | 1 | |
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ssoar.urn.registration | false | de |