Plastic Paddy: Negotiating Identity in Second-generation 'Irish-English' Writing

Arrowsmith, Aidan

doi:10.1080/09670880050005093

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“…Knowledge of a different (or at least non-English) past on at least one parent's side has contributed to strong feelings of an identity which, if not completely Irish, is at least hybrid or ‘hyphenated’ (Walter et al 2002, Ullah 1990). Second generation Irish people have been shown to engage with Irish music and dance as expressions of their cultural heritage (Leonard 2005), while writing is also a way in which second generation Irish people can express their identities (Arrowsmith 2000).…”

Section: A Sense Of Belongingmentioning

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Second Generation Identities: The Scottish Diaspora in England

Leith

Sim

2012

Sociological Research Online

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Scotland has often had an almost absent relationship with its diaspora, with expatriate Scots often viewed from the ‘homeland’ as being ‘more Scottish than the Scots’. Expatriate Scottish identities are not only strong, but may be rooted in an overly romantic view of Scotland. Most research into the Scottish diaspora, however, has focused on North America and Australasia, although a diaspora exists much nearer home, elsewhere in the UK. Limited previous work suggests that the Scottish diaspora in England does not adopt the overly romantic view of Scotland characteristic of North American Scots and indeed, there is evidence that feelings of Scottish identity begin to fade within a generation of emigration to England. There is also evidence that Scottish organisations within England are declining. This paper therefore explores the continuing sense of a Scottish identity within the Scottish diaspora in England, through a series of interviews exploring the identities of second-generation ‘Scots’ - the offspring of Scottish migrants. The findings suggest that Scottish identity does indeed appear to weaken quite quickly in contrast to the overseas experience, perhaps because proximity to Scotland means that the preservation of an expatriate identity is considered to be relatively unimportant.

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Section: A Sense Of Belongingmentioning

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Second Generation Identities: The Scottish Diaspora in England

Leith

Sim

2012

Sociological Research Online

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“…The concepts that they bring from their countries of origin are often inappropriate in their new society (Arrowsmith, 2000;Skop, 2001;Vardy, 2001). However, in contrast to their veteran counterparts, immigrants are often unfamiliar with the line of action necessary to accumulate power in the new political-organizational arena.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, in contrast to their veteran counterparts, immigrants are often unfamiliar with the line of action necessary to accumulate power in the new political-organizational arena. The concepts that they bring from their countries of origin are often inappropriate in their new society (Arrowsmith, 2000;Skop, 2001;Vardy, 2001). In many cases, the relationship with the institutions is also hindered by language difficulties (Chow et al, 2001;Tsai and Lopez, 1997).…”

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Immigrant Participation in Decision‐Making Processes at the Local Level: A Comparison of Immigrants and Veterans in Israel

Boehm

2007

International Migration

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The issue of new immigrants' participation in policymaking and planning processes at the local level has not been adequately addressed. On the basis of qualitative research, the article examines a variety of different characteristics of immigrant participation in policymaking and planning in Israel. In particular, the research investigates aspects of participation, such as level of influence and typical tactics, of immigrant leaders from the Commonwealth of Independent States (specifically, Russia, the Ukraine, and Belarus) and Ethiopia. In addition, a comparison with veteran leaders in the same city examines whether the characteristics of the immigrants' participation express (a) adjustment to the character of the existing participation in their new city, (b) reliance on the character of participation common in their countries of origin, or (c) participation focusing on the immigrants' position within the power structure of the city. The findings show that the third pattern is prevalent. The article suggests reasons for the emergence of immigrants' participation characteristics, the advantages and limitations of this kind of participation, and means for dealing with the limitations.

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“…For example, his evocation of the cultural versatility of second-generation Irish urbanites-'versed in the ways of London and moving in the city like fish through water' [29]-obliquely inflects James Clifford's concept of diaspora as 'dwelling-in-displacement' [30]. In the same way, his conception of diasporic identity as a cadence of 'loss, return, and restitution' [31] recasts the paradigm of migrant identification put forward by Aidan Arrowsmith in his analysis of recent 'Irish-English' writing [32]. Arrowsmith argues that the indeterminacy of second-generation affiliation gives rise to a tripartite negotiation of identity in contemporary fictional and dramatic narratives.…”

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‘Somewhere beyond England and Ireland’: narratives of ‘home’ in second-generation Irish autobiography

Harte

2003

Irish Studies Review

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Plastic Paddy: Negotiating Identity in Second-generation 'Irish-English' Writing

Cited by 11 publications

References 4 publications

Second Generation Identities: The Scottish Diaspora in England

Second Generation Identities: The Scottish Diaspora in England

Immigrant Participation in Decision‐Making Processes at the Local Level: A Comparison of Immigrants and Veterans in Israel

‘Somewhere beyond England and Ireland’: narratives of ‘home’ in second-generation Irish autobiography

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