Temporality in Mobile Lives Robertson Shanthi Western Sydney University
Temporality in Mobile Lives Robertson Shanthi Western Sydney University Shanthi Robertson provides fresh perspectives on 21st-century migratory experiences in this innovative study of young Asian…
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Temporality in Mobile Lives Robertson Shanthi Western Sydney University
Shanthi Robertson provides fresh perspectives on 21st-century migratory experiences in this innovative study of young Asian migrants' lives in Australia. Through a new conceptual framework of 'chronomobilities, ' which looks at 'time-regimes' and 'time-logics', Robertson demonstrates how migratory pathways have become far more complex than leaving one country for another, and can profoundly affect the temporalities of everyday life, from career pathways to intimate relationships. Exploring the aspirations and realities of transnational mobility, the book shows how migration has reshaped lived experiences of time for middle-class young people moving between Asia and the West for work, study and lifestyle opportunities.
Drawing on extensive ethnographic material, Robertson deepens our understanding of the multifaceted relationship between migration and
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