Somewhere in-between: narratives of place, identity and translocal work
Somewhere in-between: narratives of place, identity and translocal work
This article discusses the de/construction of liminal identities in relation to translocal patterns of work. Through a phenomenological analysis of three autobiographical narratives, it informs management and organization studies, discussing liminality and translocality as embedded and embodied phenomena experienced in relational, spatio-temporal, and inter-corporeal levels. In particular, the article proposes that a post-dichotomous conceptualization of place and non-place, self and other, and fixity and mobility unveils the complexities of studying identity, liminality, and translocality as interrelated phenomena. Liminal identities are explored as socio-spatial, temporary crystallizations of translocal bodily experiences, disrupted by differentially embodying displacements and emplacements across space–time. Finally, we suggest that translocal socio-spatial scales are inter-corporeal performances that challenge both material and immaterial boundaries. The article concludes with the contributions of this work to identity, liminality, and translocality studies and a discussion of future research directions.
Narratives, Identity, Autobiography, biography, tape recorder, black history, orality
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Daskalaki, Maria
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Butler, Christina L.
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Petrovic, Jelena
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1 April 2016
Daskalaki, Maria
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Butler, Christina L.
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Petrovic, Jelena
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Daskalaki, Maria, Butler, Christina L. and Petrovic, Jelena
(2016)
Somewhere in-between: narratives of place, identity and translocal work.
Journal of Management Inquiry, 25 (2), .
(doi:10.1177/1056492615592181).
Abstract
This article discusses the de/construction of liminal identities in relation to translocal patterns of work. Through a phenomenological analysis of three autobiographical narratives, it informs management and organization studies, discussing liminality and translocality as embedded and embodied phenomena experienced in relational, spatio-temporal, and inter-corporeal levels. In particular, the article proposes that a post-dichotomous conceptualization of place and non-place, self and other, and fixity and mobility unveils the complexities of studying identity, liminality, and translocality as interrelated phenomena. Liminal identities are explored as socio-spatial, temporary crystallizations of translocal bodily experiences, disrupted by differentially embodying displacements and emplacements across space–time. Finally, we suggest that translocal socio-spatial scales are inter-corporeal performances that challenge both material and immaterial boundaries. The article concludes with the contributions of this work to identity, liminality, and translocality studies and a discussion of future research directions.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 3 July 2015
Published date: 1 April 2016
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Narratives, Identity, Autobiography, biography, tape recorder, black history, orality
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