By addressing questions of culture, identity and politics,
Cartographies of Diaspora throws new light on discussions about
`difference' and `diversity', informed by feminism and
post-structuralism. It examines these themes by exploring the
intersections of `race', gender, class, sexuality, ethnicity,
generation and nationalism in different discourses, practices and
political contexts.
The first three chapters map the emergence of `Asian' as a racialized
category in post-war British popular and political discourse and state
practices. It documents Asian cultural and political responses paying
particular attention to the role of gender and generation. The remaining
six chapters analyse the debate on `difference', `diversity' and
`diaspora' across different sites, but mainly within feminism,
anti-racism, and post-structuralism.