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A Sense of ViiduIntroduction

A Sense of Viidu: Introduction [The introduction to the book sets the scene for this collection of work on the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora in Australia. We outline the questions that the contributors have investigated through their research, creative and reflective pieces. The chapter explores the concept of home and what the (re)creation of home means, and how this scholarship is applied to Sri Lankan Tamils, especially forced migrants. We present an overview of the Sri Lankan context in regard to the post-independence, socio-political history and the conditions for Tamils in the post-war phase of the last ten years. This is contrasted with socio-political developments in Australia, especially its dealings with the post-war Sri Lankan nation and its treatment of Tamils, and asylum seekers and migrants. We also present an outline of the chapters which makes up this collection.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Sense of ViiduIntroduction

Editors: Kandasamy, Niro; Perera, Nirukshi; Ratnam, Charishma
A Sense of Viidu — Jan 21, 2020

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Publisher
Springer Singapore
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
ISBN
978-981-15-1368-8
Pages
1 –24
DOI
10.1007/978-981-15-1369-5_1
Publisher site
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Abstract

[The introduction to the book sets the scene for this collection of work on the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora in Australia. We outline the questions that the contributors have investigated through their research, creative and reflective pieces. The chapter explores the concept of home and what the (re)creation of home means, and how this scholarship is applied to Sri Lankan Tamils, especially forced migrants. We present an overview of the Sri Lankan context in regard to the post-independence, socio-political history and the conditions for Tamils in the post-war phase of the last ten years. This is contrasted with socio-political developments in Australia, especially its dealings with the post-war Sri Lankan nation and its treatment of Tamils, and asylum seekers and migrants. We also present an outline of the chapters which makes up this collection.]

Published: Jan 21, 2020

Keywords: Sri Lanka; Tamil; Civil war; Migration; Home; Australia

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