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Beteiligte: Inukonda, Sumanth
In: Global Media and Communication, 14, 2018, 3, S. 325-341
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SAGE Publications
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Umfang: 325-341
ISSN: 1742-7665
1742-7673
DOI: 10.1177/1742766518811860
veröffentlicht in: Global Media and Communication
Sprache: Englisch
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Kollektion: SAGE Publications (CrossRef)
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<jats:p> First-generation Asian Americans are noted to be more involved in the politics back home than in the politics of the United States. The studies invested in analysing the causes for such attitudes have so far neglected examination of material interests that the recent immigrants might have in their homelands. This study analyses the politically active Telangana online community, which was involved in a struggle for separation. This article argues that the complex patterns of resistance and hegemonic co-option in the Telangana movement can be understood by situating the texts within the wider context of social and institutional practices both in the home and host societies. This article identifies five key frames with which to analyse the political engagement of the Telangana diaspora: identifying victims and enemies, asserting cultural difference, articulating relations with the host country and transnational actors, negotiating globalization, and conflicts over resources. The article concludes that critical scholarly engagement with the diaspora requires theorization that goes beyond the study of marginal voices in the public sphere and forges new connections between globalization, political processes, state and the media. </jats:p>