Yesterday's Self: Nostalgia and the Immigrant IdentityRowman & Littlefield, 2002 - 184 стор. The state of being called nostalgia has a history fraught with ambiguity and poetical connotation. In the late 17th century, nostalgic reminiscences were thought to be the symptoms of a deadly disease that shook one's mind and body. Today, we view nostalgia not as a medical condition, but as a bittersweet recollection of one's past joys and sorrows--the memories and treasures of an earlier self. And yet, there remains a category of individuals for whom such recollection can be seriously problematic: immigrants. In Yesterday's Self, Andreea Ritivoi explores the philosophical and historical dimensions of nostalgia in the lives of immigrants, forging a connection between current trends in the philosophy of identity and intercultural studies. The book considers such questions as, Does attachment to one's native culture preclude or merely influence adaptation into a new culture? Do we fashion our identity in interdependence with others, or do we shape it in a non-contingent frame? Is it possible to assimilate in an unfamiliar world without risking self-alienation? Ritivoi's response: nostalgia is both the poison and the cure in such situations. Documenting the tribulations of sojourners and immigrants, Yesterday's Self illustrates how and why the cultural adjustment of immigrants can only happen when personal identity is understood as a quest for continuity in one's life story, even alongside the most radical cultural rupture. Ultimately, reflection on the nostalgic experience reveals insights into the nature of the self and its dynamic engagement with otherness and difference. |
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... from their culture of origin to the culture of adoption . The key element of this transition is adjustment ; but before connecting it to a variety of changes involving the individual , I propose that we first go 2 2 Introduction.
... from their culture of origin to the culture of adoption . The key element of this transition is adjustment ; but before connecting it to a variety of changes involving the individual , I propose that we first go 2 2 Introduction.
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... involves a kind of separation that is often perceived in more dramatic terms as loss — of one's first home , one's first language , one's familiar environment . Once such a loss has occurred , it is by no means clear that a concrete ...
... involves a kind of separation that is often perceived in more dramatic terms as loss — of one's first home , one's first language , one's familiar environment . Once such a loss has occurred , it is by no means clear that a concrete ...
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... involves a transition from one cultural environment to another . The inevitable disjunction between the " host culture " and the " culture of origin " makes it tempting to pose the question of adjustment in correspond- ingly dichotomous ...
... involves a transition from one cultural environment to another . The inevitable disjunction between the " host culture " and the " culture of origin " makes it tempting to pose the question of adjustment in correspond- ingly dichotomous ...
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... involves , in Gadamer's view , specific expectations de- fined as " conscious assimilation of one's fore - meanings . " 8 To the encounter with a novel , or unexplained phenomenon — be it a text , a person , a ques- tion — we bring our ...
... involves , in Gadamer's view , specific expectations de- fined as " conscious assimilation of one's fore - meanings . " 8 To the encounter with a novel , or unexplained phenomenon — be it a text , a person , a ques- tion — we bring our ...
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... involves a self - repudiation . For Hoffman , on the other hand , the change required by adjustment is intertwined with a process of self - fashioning largely structured around her nostalgic reveries about Poland and the life she could ...
... involves a self - repudiation . For Hoffman , on the other hand , the change required by adjustment is intertwined with a process of self - fashioning largely structured around her nostalgic reveries about Poland and the life she could ...
Зміст
Longing to Be Home | 13 |
An Integrationist Model of Identity | 43 |
Going Native Nostalgia and Solitude | 73 |
Going Home Adjustment as Recognition | 101 |
The Unbearable Lightness of Being | 121 |
The Contingent Self | 153 |
Bibliography | 173 |
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