Between shores : transnational subjects and visual & material culture : selected case studies : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Visual and Material Culture Studies at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

Shao, (Vivian) Wenhao

Between shores : transnational subjects and visual & material culture : selected case studies : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Visual and Material Culture Studies at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

dc.contributor.author	Shao, (Vivian) Wenhao
dc.date.accessioned	2013-11-06T03:45:20Z
dc.date.available	2013-11-06T03:45:20Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.description	Video (interview) is with the vault copy of this thesis.	en
dc.description.abstract	This thesis explores relationships between material culture and transnational individuals. It discusses how visual and material objects function in the lives of transnational students in helping them adapt to their adopted country and new environment. It highlights what objects can tell us about the impact of the physical process of migration, how they represent people who move across different cultures, and how they relate to the construction of identity and memory. Chapter One ‘Transnationalism and Diaspora’ explicates different transnational typologies, and the different aspects and challenges transnational individuals experience. The following chapter, ‘Material Culture and Transnational Subjects’, represents the study of material culture, how social meaning in objects change across cultures, and the acculturation experience. Finally, three case studies are presented to illustrate how transnational individuals use objects as symbols, memories, and channels to reflect their personal experiences. These case studies demonstrate how objects affect individual psychology. In the summary, I conclude that objects play a particularly important role in the shaping of transnational lives and that interactions between the transnational subject and everyday objects—efforts to sustain previous interactions by continuing to use, make and treasure objects from another place—shape experience across cultural places.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10179/4833
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Massey University	en_US
dc.rights	The Author	en_US
dc.subject	Material culture	en
dc.subject	Transnationals	en
dc.subject	Transnational identity	en
dc.subject	Diaspora	en
dc.subject	Personal belongings	en
dc.subject	Cultural objects	en
dc.title	Between shores : transnational subjects and visual & material culture : selected case studies : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Visual and Material Culture Studies at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
massey.contributor.author	Shao, Wenhao (Vivian)	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Visual and Material Culture	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Massey University	en
thesis.degree.level	Masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)	en