THE THIRD CULTURE SPACE: LIMINAL CULTURAL IDENTITY OF INDIAN WOMEN MIGRANTS IN UAE

Authors

  • Harshini Raji VP Research Scholar, Anna University, Chennai, India Author
  • Dr Uma Maheswari P Assistant Professor, Department of Media Sciences, Anna University, Chennai, India Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55662/

Keywords:

Indian Women, Transnational Culture

Abstract

Indians began emigrating to Gulf countries in 1970’s – the era of the discovery of oil. When people move from one geographical or political border to another, they carry culture and traditions of homeland. In the host land, migrants develop nostalgia towards homeland and reminiscent it through culture, traditions and material objects associated with homeland. This research applies theory of transnational cultural hybridity to understand the adaptation of migrants’ moving cultural identities; in this case, women Indian diaspora in the UAE. Women are considered to be cultural torchbearers in migrant population; the paper assesses how they inhabit in the dichotomous and liminal third space of culture. It is understood they ascertain the ‘third space’ and are seen to be ‘longing’ for homeland by bringing back fragments of India in the form of spices, religious symbols and attire and temporary migration triggers intense longingness.

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Published

18-10-2022

How to Cite

Harshini Raji VP, and Dr Uma Maheswari P. “THE THIRD CULTURE SPACE: LIMINAL CULTURAL IDENTITY OF INDIAN WOMEN MIGRANTS IN UAE”. Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Research & Review, vol. 3, no. 5, Oct. 2022, pp. 1-23, https://doi.org/10.55662/.

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