Homeland Narratives

Emeka Forbes-Hastings

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Homeland Narratives is a project by researcher Emeka Forbes exploring how diasporic communities forge connections.

01/22/2021

Connecting the Jamaican Diaspora with Digital Ancestry Research

With the pandemic forcing people around the world to stay at home, our phones and computers have become a vital window to the outside world. We’ve recreated many of the physical spaces we’re used to spending our time. For diasporic communities — people who’ve experienced migration — digital spaces are even more important, transcending international borders. In this podcast, researcher Emeka Forbes explores how members of the Jamaican diaspora have connected using Facebook — and how the practice of digital ancestry research has become an important tool for keeping the diaspora connected, helping to forge new narratives of home. Read the full research behind this episode at http://bit.ly/3o78TXt.

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Homeland Narratives is a project by researcher Emeka Forbes exploring how diasporic communities forge connections.

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Emeka Forbes-Hastings
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