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Grounding Childhood (Trans)National Identities in the Everyday.

Authors :
Varvantakis, Christos
Dragonas, Thalia
Askouni, Nelly
Nolas, Sevasti‐Melissa
Source :
Children & Society. Jan2019, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p68-81. 14p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

This paper engages with the lived and experiential aspects of (trans)national identities in childhood, through the exploration of an ethnographic biography of a Greek‐Albanian boy in Athens. Through a grounded ethnographic approach, we examine the ways in which he experiences and negotiates his (trans)national identity. Our analysis demonstrates the everyday subtle and sophisticated understanding of the complexities and contradictions of national identities, and the child's own positioning within that. In conclusion, we suggest that interdisciplinary approaches should be assumed in the study of (trans)national identities in childhood, and ones that are grounded in children's own meaning making of their experiences of such identities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09510605
Volume :
33
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Children & Society
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
133687438
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12299