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    A Sense of Viidu: The (Re)creation of Home by the Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora in Australia

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    Kandasamy, Niro
    Perera, Niru
    Ratnam, Charishma
    Sivanesan, Sumugan
    Paramanathan, Gary
    Pararasasingam, Paheerathan
    Sanmuhanathan, Neeraja
    Ratnamohan, Lux
    Chandran, Shankari
    Shakthidaran, S.
    Date
    2020
    Type
    Book
    
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    Kandasamy, N. and Perera, N. and Ratnam, C. (eds). 2020. A Sense of Viidu: The (Re)creation of Home by the Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora in Australia. Singapore: Palgrave Pivot.
    DOI
    10.1007/978-981-15-1369-5
    ISBN
    978-981-15-1369-5
    Faculty
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    School
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79457
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    This book is the first compilation of the experiences of the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora in Australia. It explores the theme of home—from what is left behind to what is brought or (re)created in a new space—and all the complex processes that ensue as a result of leaving a land defined by conflict. The context of the book is unique since it focuses on the ten-year period since the Sri Lankan civil war ended in 2009. Although the war has officially come to an end, conflict continues in diverse and insidious forms, which we present from the point of view of those who have left Sri Lanka.

    The multidisciplinary nature of the book means that various aspects of Sri Lankan Tamil experiences are documented including trauma, violence, resettlement, political action, cultural and religious heritage, and intergenerational transmission. This book draws on qualitative methods from the fields of history, geography, sociology, sociolinguistics, psychology and psychiatry. Methodological enquiries range from oral histories and in-depth interviews to ethnography and self-reflexive accounts. To complement these academic chapters, creative contributions by prominent Sri Lankan artists in Australia seek to provide personalised and alternative interpretations on the theme of home. These include works from playwrights, novelists and community arts practitioners who also identify as human rights activists.

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