2013 Presentations (Communicative Events)

Reflections on Diaspora and Transnational Studies in American Curricula

Spivak, Gayatri C.

Professor Spivak challenges the traditional notions of "diaspora" and "transnational migration" in modern global society. Diaspora reflects a time when travel was not as easy as today. Transnational migration should be thought of beyond the idea of migration from one nation-state to another. In relation to the conference topic of Russian migration, she introduces the reality that what are thought of as "Russian" or Russian-speaking peoples actually represent a broad array of ethnic and language groups.