Limits of diaspority in Central Asia: conceptualizing Dungan's multiple belongings

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Limits of diaspority in Central Asia: conceptualizing Dungan's multiple belongings

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article shows different ways of defining, understanding and performing 'diaspority' in the border region of Kordai (Kazakhstan) and Tokmok (Kyrgyzstan). Taking the example of Dungan people, as the Sinophone Muslims are known in Central Asia, both academic and political definitions are compared. This ethnographic account problematizes Kazakhstani Shaanxi Dungan 'diaspority'. Together with this, the political definitions of diaspora are also analysed. I show that while in China and Kazakhstan the definitions of the Dungans as a 'diaspora' of 'China' are somewhat complementary, once the Shaanxi Dungan emic perspective is taken into account, this concept becomes rather problematic. The kinds of diaspority defined by the states involved are ways of implementing particular cultural hegemonies that legitimate the two political regimes analysed in this article. Concurrently, this dual diaspority is used by the Dungan people in distinct ways in defining their own identities. Nevertheless, I show in this article that the 'Chinese card' is not necessarily played by all Dungans. Moreover, there are some Dungans for whome 'Chinese-ness' is not even relevant.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Limits of diaspority in Central Asia: conceptualizing Dungan's multiple belongings

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article shows different ways of defining, understanding and performing 'diaspority' in the border region of Kordai (Kazakhstan) and Tokmok (Kyrgyzstan). Taking the example of Dungan people, as the Sinophone Muslims are known in Central Asia, both academic and political definitions are compared. This ethnographic account problematizes Kazakhstani Shaanxi Dungan 'diaspority'. Together with this, the political definitions of diaspora are also analysed. I show that while in China and Kazakhstan the definitions of the Dungans as a 'diaspora' of 'China' are somewhat complementary, once the Shaanxi Dungan emic perspective is taken into account, this concept becomes rather problematic. The kinds of diaspority defined by the states involved are ways of implementing particular cultural hegemonies that legitimate the two political regimes analysed in this article. Concurrently, this dual diaspority is used by the Dungan people in distinct ways in defining their own identities. Nevertheless, I show in this article that the 'Chinese card' is not necessarily played by all Dungans. Moreover, there are some Dungans for whome 'Chinese-ness' is not even relevant.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

AC - Archeologie, antropologie, etnologie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Central Asian Survey

ISSN

0263-4937

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

35

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

18

Strana od-do

387-404

Kód UT WoS článku

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