On the issue of diaspora's terminological dispersal. (1st June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ogunyemi, Ola
• Is Part Of: Journal of global diaspora & media. Volume 1:Number 1(2020)
• Page Start: 3
• Page End: 14
• Publication Date: 2020-06-01
• Subjects: Mass media and immigrants -- Periodicals; Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; 302.23086912
• DOI: 10.1386/gdm_00001_2
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2632-5853

Abstract

This analytical scoping review contributes to the debate about the diaspora's terminological dispersal that has dominated scholarly discourse in the past two decades. The author argues that diaspora as a 'metaphoric designation' is a useful conceptual entry point to chart the multiplicity of ways in which diaspora research has evolved in the twenty-first century. From this premise, diaspora as a 'metaphoric designation' mitigates against the 'nostalgia-premised' definitions of diasporas and could resolve the concerns about 'terminological dispersal' that have proliferated in diaspora studies.