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Religion and the Global City
No full textReligion and the Global City examines the new realities of religion in global cities, bringing together in-depth case studies to reveal the presence, visibility, and social, political and cultural roles of religion in contemporary global urban landscapes, and offering an overview of the main debates and developments in this growing field
Roots and Routes: Congolese diaspora in multicultural Britain
No full textOral history collection on the themes on identity, diaspora and migration among Congolese in the U
Memory Matters: Journeys in the British Congolese diaspora
No full textWhat is memory and why does it matter? How is the recovery of past histories relevant to understand the present? What links individual sense of identity and feelings of belonging to a community, culture or heritage? Through an exploration of different ‘matters’ – such as home, heritage, identity and memory – this book attempts to address some of these questions. The book draws upon a unique collaboration, the Memory Matters project, a partnership between a Congolese refugee group (CORECOG, London) and an academic institution (the University of Kent, UK). The overall aim of the Memory Matters project was to explore notions of ‘home’, identities and belongings in the African diaspora, with a particular focus on the Congolese postcolonial memory and heritage. It involved young British Congolese residing in London as well as researchers, academics, visual artists, heritage and museum experts
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