Description
External second supervisor (20%) on a SGSSS (Scottish Graduate School of Social Sciences) funded studentship in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews. First supervisor: Ale Boussalem. This research examines the lived experience of Scottish diasporic subjects and the role of informal archival practices, at different scales (individual, familial, community) and temporalities (generational, transgenerational), on their formation of belonging. In this study, ‘diasporic subjects’ encompasses three generations of Scottish-identifying people from migrant households. The findings of this research will contribute to academic debate on the continuing role of migration and multiculturalism in shaping the geographies, histories, and imaginations of Scottishness. With its focus on the lived experiences of diasporic subjects and their informal archival practices, this research will investigate alternative understandings of Scottish identities, geographies, and histories. In addition to its contributions to debates in geography, this research will have a real-world impact through the creation of a participatory exhibition. Co-produced with research participants, the exhibition will contribute to debates in wider society on current transformation in Scottish geographies and identities.| Period | Oct 2025 → Mar 2029 |
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| Degree of Recognition | International |