‘Where are you Really from?’: Representation, Identity and Power in the Fieldwork Experiences of a South Asian Diasporic

Qualitative Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 229-242

  Henry, Marsha Giselle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diasporic; feminist; field; home; identity; insider outsider; power; representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144321444     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14687941030032005     Document Type: Article

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