Polynesian Youth Hip Hop: Intersubjectivity and Australia's Multicultural Audience

Diaspora as aesthetic formation: community sports events and the making of a Somali diaspora

“…First, they highlight the sense of security and emotional attachment that immigrants can derive from having their own place, which gives them the space to define and enact their own narratives of identity and diaspora beyond or alongside narrow prescriptions of national identity (Valentine, Sporton, and Nielsen 2009). Diasporic Somalis use the performative space of the futsal tournament as a vital site for self-expression, intersubjectivity and community formation, akin to the use of performative arts such as hip hop music in other diasporic contexts (Perry 2008;Betz 2014). In accordance with Valentine, Sporton, and Nielsen (2009), the aesthetic formations created in this space span local and transnational scales, yet also foster their sense of integration and belonging in the Netherlands and in Europe.…”