Transnational Identity and Memory Making in the Lives of Iraqi Women in Diaspora

Nadia Jones-Gailani

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University of Toronto Press
20 August 2020

Migration, immigration & emigration; Gender studies: women

Series: Studies in Gender and History

This book draws on an extensive archive of over one hundred oral narratives collected and recorded with Iraqi women in three sites: Amman, Detroit, and Toronto. Nadia Jones-Gailani demonstrates how the relationships between ethno-religious migrants, nation, and citizenship are shaped by the traumatic experiences of forced displacement and integration into new communities and national imaginaries. This book also examines the broader historical trends that have precipitated migration from Iraq.

While informed by research into the archival documentary record on Iraqis in North America, this book is first and foremost a study of gender and memory that focuses on women's oral histories. By historicizing the process through which ethno-religious and ethno-national communities become fractured and remade, Jones-Gailani explores the expectations and realities of women as the supposed biological and cultural reproducers of the nation. The Iraqi women featured in this book assert their claims to belonging across three different generations, thereby opening up spaces to discuss how sites of migration shape the ability of migrants to lobby for ""the homeland,"" even as they engage in daily struggles to advance their education and economic stability abroad.

By: Nadia Jones-Gailani
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9781487503161
ISBN 10: 1487503164
Series: Studies in Gender and History
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 20 August 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nadia Jones-Gailani is an assistant professor of Gender Studies at Central European University.

Reviews for Transnational Identity and Memory Making in the Lives of Iraqi Women in Diaspora

"""The book is undoubtedly to become a core point of reference for researchers or anyone interested in the histories of Iraq beyond its national (both spatially and ideologically) borders."" -- Enaya Hammad Othman * <em>Ethnic and Racial Studies</em> *"