1st Edition
Migrant Workers’ Narratives of Return Alienation and Identity Transformations
By Hans J. Ladegaard
Copyright 2024
166 Pages
14 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
166 Pages
14 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
166 Pages
14 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Drawing on a corpus of 113 narratives told by migrant workers who have returned to their home country, Ladegaard details Indonesian and Filipina (domestic) migrant workers’ experiences of homecoming after years of work abroad, separated from their loved ones.
The narratives deal with two major themes: 1) Migrant workers’ experiences in the diaspora, which for many, particularly Indonesian... Read more
1. Setting the scene 2. How and Why: A Dash of Theory and Methodology 3. Struggling to Reconnect: Identity Transformations 4. Haunted by Ghosts: Remembering Trauma 5. Spurning Exploitation: The Empowered Migrant Worker 6. Sinking and Drowning, or Surviving and Thriving 7. Reflexivity and Social Activism in Migrant Worker Research 8. Summary and Concluding Remarks
Biography
Hans J. Ladegaard is Professor and former Head of the Department of English and Communication at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
