The Global Ethiopian Diaspora (eBook, ePUB)

Migrations, Connections, and Belongings
Redaktion: Gulema, Shimelis Bonsa; Dinbabo, Mulugeta F.; Girma, Hewan

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Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive historical, geographic, and thematic analysis of the multidimensional and dynamic migration experience of Ethiopians within and beyond Africa.

Ethiopia is one of the largest African sources of transnational migrants, with an estimated two to three million Ethiopians living outside of the home country. This edited collection provides a critical examination of the temporal, spatial, and thematic dimensions of Ethiopian migration, mapping out its scale, scope, and destinations. The thirteen essays here (plus an introduction and conclusion by the volume's editors) offer a discussion of the state of knowledge and current debates on the diaspora and suggest alternative frameworks for interrogating and understanding the Ethiopian migration and diasporic experiences. Key time periods and literatures are identified to study Ethiopian transnational migration, moving from a survey of patterns in pre-twentieth-century Ethiopia and on to changing trajectories in the imperial period and under succeeding postrevolutionary regimes.

Geographically, the contour of the Ethiopian diaspora is outlined, identifying key destinations and patterns of return. In particular, the volume seeks to correct the traditional tendency to conflate the Ethiopian diaspora with North America and Europe by including areas that have long been marginalized, such as inter-Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The objective is not to construct a simple cartography of migration but a critical analysis of national and global issues, policies, trends, and processes that shape the roots and routes of the migration dynamic. Thematically, this book aims to challenge the existing boundaries of Ethiopian migration and diaspora studies and raise important concerns about representation, ghettoization, and perpetuation of inequalities.

Edited by Shimelis Bonsa Gulema, Hewan Girma, and Mulugeta F. Dinbabo. Contributors: Alpha Abebe; Amsale Alemu; Tekalign Ayalew; Kassaye Berhanu-MacDonald; Elizabeth Chacko; Marina de Regt; Mulugeta F. Dinbabo; Peter H. Gebre; Hewan Girma; Mary Goitom; Shimelis Bonsa Gulema; Tesfaye Semela; Nassise Solomon; and Fitsum R. Tedla.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wits University Press
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781805432807
• Artikelnr.: 70182418

Autorenporträt

Edited by Shimelis B. Gulema, Hewan Girma and Mulugeta F. Dinbabo

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction: Transnational Migration and the Making of the
Global Ethiopian Diaspora Shimelis Bonsa Gulema, Hewan Girma, and Mulugeta
F. Dinbabo Part One: Histories and Historiographies of Ethiopian Migration
1. Exhuming the Narrative: Imagining Prince Alemayehu in Ethiopian Diaspora
Amsale Alemu 2. From "Lega Harar" to Adowa to Haile Selassie, the Evocation
of Popular and Contested Symbols of Ethiopian Topography, Culture, and
History in Self-Representations of Ethiopia and Ethiopians in Canada
Nassise Solomon 3. Young Diasporans of Ethiopian Origin: A Historically
Grounded Generation Alpha Abebe Part Two: Geographies of Migration: Mapping
the Global Ethiopian Diaspora 4. Im/mobile Lives? Ethiopian Domestic
Workers in the Middle East Marina de Regt 5. Ethiopian Diasporas in South
Africa: Dynamics of Migration, Opportunities, and Challenges Mulugeta F.
Dinbabo 6. Ethiopians in Australia: Race, Ethnicity, and Othering Hewan
Girma 7. Ethiopian Irregular Migrants to Germany: Trajectory of Voyage and
Expectations Reality Gap Fitsum R. Teddla and Tesfaye Semela 8. Drivers and
Patterns of Ethiopian Youth Migration to Global Destinations Tekalign
Ayalew Part Three: Transnational Experiences: Connections, Disjuncture, and
Ambivalent Belongings 9. Mahbereseb: Indigenous Community-Based Mechanisms
and Responses that Support and Facilitate the Health and Well-Being of
Ethiopian Immigrants in Canada Mary Goitom 10. Ethiopian Diaspora
Philanthropy for Homeland Development: Motivations, Patterns, and Prospects
Elizabeth Chacko and Peter H. Gebre 11. Interrogating Ethiopia: Diaspora,
Social Media, and Partisan Discourses Shimelis Bonsa Gulema 12. Songs of
Sidet: An Insight into Ethiopia's Culture of Migration through Song Lyrics
Analysis Hewan Girma 13. Between Worlds: Ethiopian Adoptee Identity
Kassaye Berhanu-MacDonald Conclusion Notes on Contributors Index