Narratives of class performativity: Iranian women doctors and the question of belonging. (few places remaining)
Date:
07/02/2012
Organised by:
University of East London and TCRU, Institute of Education, University of London
Presenter:
Mastoureh Fathi, University of East London
Organised by NOVELLA, CNR, Corinne Squire
Level:
Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)
Contact:
Corinne Squire, c.squire@uel.ac.uk
Location:
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Venue:
The Library, Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London, 27-8 Woburn S
Part of the CNR-NOVELLA Graduate Seminar in Narrative Research series, held monthly on Tuesdays 5-6.30pm. All welcome, especially graduate students. Seminar presentations from and discussion with graduate students working with narrative and related methods, on narratives in everyday lives.This seminar focuses on how a group of Iranian women doctors in Britain perform different acts in order to construct a classed identity. Acts and performances are often intentional and purposeful and it is important how these performative acts of class are narrated and coded within national and racial frameworks. Context influences how class is produced and performed. This causes a complex situation for diasporic people in relation to how they convey class-coded performances and how they narrate these performances. The speaker, Mastoureh Fathi, will demonstrate how class-coded acts are based upon prevalent discourses in Iran and in Britain and are affected by displacements of people. Therefore, class-coded acts are formed in 'local knowledges' because they are understood differently in different contexts. These acts are important components of one's sense of belonging, particularly for those who are termed 'skilled migrants'. Belonging is about who is included and who is excluded from a grouping; hence it is a significant element in understanding who we are and who we are not. Mastoureh Fathi has recently finished her PhD at the school of Law and Social Sciences, University of East London in 2011. She has undertaken research in Iran and Britain on Iranian women, and has written and presented papers on migration, class, gender and education in Iran and Britain. She is currently teaching in Psychosocial Studies and working at the Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging (CMRB). If you are unable to register prior to the event, you can still attend the seminar and complete the registration form on the day.
Cost:
Free
Website and registration:
Region:
Greater London
Keywords:
Narrative Methods
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