Thinking With Time: Reflections on Migration and Diaspora Studies Through Sri Lankan Tamil Marriage Migration

Maunaguru, Sidharthan

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“…The certainty and uncertainty of the transnational marriage process -from arranging the marriage to the reunion with the spouse across borders -endure, sometimes for years. I therefore foreground the certainty and uncertainty of the marriage process as a crucial element of how communities and relationships are made, unmade or remade through assemblages of things and humans in the time of war and migration by looking at the process of transnational marriage (Maunaguru , 2020. The Tamil transnational marriage process brings out the uncertainty of the process, its temporal rhythms, imagination and anxiety over the future of the marriage.…”

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“…This continuous migration has also operated through marriage and the formation of communities in new homes (Fuglerud 1999). Major Tamil migration and marriage migration to Western countries took place from Jaffna, in the north of Sri Lanka (Maunaguru 2013(Maunaguru , 2020.…”

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“…This occurs through the ways marriage is associated with the futures of rebuilding life, procreating and living together, as well as the future desires, anxieties, fears and hopes that are attached to marriage. The practices, ceremonies and performances during the marriage process allow for an imagined future, one entangled with both past and present (Maunaguru 2020). The war-related marriage migration of Sri Lanka shifts the lens on transnational marriages from globalisation and labour migration to forced migration, experiences of war, dislocations of relatedness and questions of life and death.…”

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“…In other words, transnational Sri Lankan Tamil wedding ceremonies took place neither in their 'home country' nor in their 'new home country', but in a third place. Tamil Nadu in India functioned not only as a transit place for weddings, but also as a location in which large Sri Lankan Tamil communities live as refugees (Maunaguru , 2020. The Sri Lankan Tamil community is made and remade here during the wedding season.…”

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“…A familiar routine emerges for a short period, even though they all know that they will be departing soon and it is not a permanent togetherness. The temporary space turns into a home, and this home is made possible in the marriage process to remake and make relatedness, rebuild life and imagine and live possible futures together (Maunaguru 2020). Past, present and future are all entangled within the temporary home.…”

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Go fiwa molao/giving the law: marriage, law and social change in Botswana 34 Koreen M. Reece 2 'You can learn to do it right, or you can learn to do it wrong': marriage counselling, togetherness and creative conservatism in Lynchburg, Virginia 54 Siobhan Magee 3 Marriage, time, affect and the politics of compromise in Athens 76 Eirini Papadaki 4 Getting married as a trial: deferring marriage in Jinmen, Taiwan 95 Hsiao-Chiao Chiu 5 (Un)certain futures: rhythms and assemblages of transnational Sri Lankan Tamil marriages 118 Sidharthan Maunaguru 6 Marriage and self-fashioning in Penang, Malaysia: transformations of the intimate and the political 140 Janet Carsten Index 160 LiSt of figuRES vii List of figures 1.1 Go fiwa molao: Batswana women 'give the law' to the new bride, covered in blankets. © Koreen M. Reece. 35 4.1 Steady rise in the age at first marriage for both sexes.

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Exploring the psychosocial morbidity of women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer in a post-war setting: experiences of Northern Sri Lankan women

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Preserving the Local Wisdom of Sukowilangun Village through Cultural Rituals Towards a Cultural Heritage Tourism Village

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Setiyaningsih,

Affandi

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The public service emphasizes cross-generational collaboration in Sukowilangun Village. The main aim to elevate cultural rituals in the form of birth, marriage and death rituals and “Jaranan” to become cultural heritage. One of the activities undertaken was pavilion flooring and the addition of important facilities has improved the quality of cultural workshops, increasing engagement, especially among the younger generation. In addition, documentation of cultural activities, such as the “Jaranan Turonggo Setyo Budoyo” dance, provides valuable insight into the community's cultural heritage, while emphasizing their commitment to preservation. The creation of a video documenting the project process showcases intergenerational collaboration and innovation, emphasizing the importance of upholding ancestral cultural values in society. Overall, this initiative not only preserves the local wisdom but also fosters unity and continuity. This underlines the potential of technology and collaboration in safeguarding cultural heritage and passing it on to future generations. The recommendation is to maintain a social media presence to increase external community awareness of the cultural product. Keywords: Local Wisdom, Cultural Rituals, Tourist Villages, Cultural Heritage, Jaranan

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Thinking With Time: Reflections on Migration and Diaspora Studies Through Sri Lankan Tamil Marriage Migration

Cited by 3 publications

References 21 publications

Marriage in Past, Present and Future Tense

Marriage in Past, Present and Future Tense

Exploring the psychosocial morbidity of women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer in a post-war setting: experiences of Northern Sri Lankan women

Preserving the Local Wisdom of Sukowilangun Village through Cultural Rituals Towards a Cultural Heritage Tourism Village

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