Identity Formations in the Sinhala Transnational Community in Canada
Standing
Graduate (PhD)
Type of Proposal
Oral Research Presentation
Challenges Theme
Building Viable, Healthy and Safe Communities
Your Location
Windsor
Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty Sponsor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology
Proposal
Identity Formations in the Sinhala Transnational Community in Canada
In this paper, I will provide an overview of the Sinhala transnational community in Canada from a historical perspective. Thereafter, I will discuss the formations of transnational identities in the context of social, cultural and political life of the Sinhala community. The issue of racism experienced in the Canadian labor market is also addressed. The discussion is framed within the notion of nation as an ideological construct.
Participant observation, in-depth interviewing, and document analysis were used to collect data. Ethnographic research was mainly carried out in Toronto.
Identity Formations in the Sinhala Transnational Community in Canada
Identity Formations in the Sinhala Transnational Community in Canada
In this paper, I will provide an overview of the Sinhala transnational community in Canada from a historical perspective. Thereafter, I will discuss the formations of transnational identities in the context of social, cultural and political life of the Sinhala community. The issue of racism experienced in the Canadian labor market is also addressed. The discussion is framed within the notion of nation as an ideological construct.
Participant observation, in-depth interviewing, and document analysis were used to collect data. Ethnographic research was mainly carried out in Toronto.