Overview
- Presents a decolonial and Black feminist lens to perspectives on ageing
- Draws on the lived experiences of older South Asian migrant women
- Incorporates intersectional and transnational perspectives
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Drawing on empirical research with older South Asian migrant women, this book puts forth new understandings on how older, settled, migrant women construct and understand age through recollections of key life course events that are structured around gendered positions. Divesting from a Western-centric view and applying a decolonial and Black feminist lens to ageing, the author presents intersectionality and transnational positionality as useful tools to connect old age, migration and memory in critical studies on aging. Chapters flesh out life course memories at different key stages and examines how the intersections of multiple markers of identity (race, gender, language, immigration status, age, etc.) shape how older South Asian migrant women understand and experience their lives.
This book will be of interest to scholars with a focus on Gender Studies, Migration Studies, Ageing Studies, and Mobility Studies.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Nafhesa Ali is an interdisciplinary sociologist with expertise in racialised and minority communities and everyday lives. She is a Lecturer in Sociology in the Department of Social Sciences at Northumbria University in Newcastle, UK. Her publications include books and journals on the themes of gender, age and migration, Muslim sexualities, environmental sustainability, and creative methods.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Older South Asian Migrant Women’s Experiences of Ageing in the UK
Book Subtitle: Intersectional Feminist Perspectives
Authors: Nafhesa Ali
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50462-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-50461-7Published: 14 March 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-50464-8Due: 17 April 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-50462-4Published: 13 March 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 196
Topics: Gender Studies, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Sociology of the Body, Migration, Ethnicity, Class, Gender and Crime