An age old question -What is a Diaspora? This paper will define Diaspora as the group resulting f... more An age old question -What is a Diaspora? This paper will define Diaspora as the group resulting from a forced or intentional move from the homeland into a new host-land. I'd like to tie my research paper with the idea of globalization, the growth of media and a woman's identity in this fast paced world. Globalization has been defined as an upward-downward movement of people, objects and meaningful lives that are transferred from various places back and forth in a variety of instances and circumstances. Diaspora and globalization go together because they produce and reproduce new social and cultural meanings wherever we go. This paper will discuss how the media has taken on the watchdog role to decide who an ideal woman is, and why she needs to be good-looking and/or educated and/or smart in our community, thus an expected flashy identity. This paper will follow the life of Priya, an Indian woman in Hollywood, who is the best example of a reinvented identity. Society restricts us because of the tradition that has been passed down through generations but change is possible. When there is continuous change in such a structure, there is acceptance, and there is adaptability. It appears that women now are the greater of the two genders. We are stronger and smarter, we are not flashy but we do flaunt the best aspects of our personality. The research study will conclude with a woman feeling empowered in her own skin, a new stronger being in a foreign land.
This research paper will focus on how radio stations should do away with the traditional form of ... more This research paper will focus on how radio stations should do away with the traditional form of news reading and resort to a lively interaction with the masses through music and developed projects in that field. Based on an assumption that music has the power to ease frustration and channel energy into a productive project, community radios should work towards unifying the sentiments of their people through music and lyrics that are meaningful, and can at least try to eradicate a few negative habits like drug abuse, alcohol overdose and gang membership.
An age old question -What is a Diaspora? This paper will define Diaspora as the group resulting f... more An age old question -What is a Diaspora? This paper will define Diaspora as the group resulting from a forced or intentional move from the homeland into a new host-land. I'd like to tie my research paper with the idea of globalization, the growth of media and a woman's identity in this fast paced world. Globalization has been defined as an upward-downward movement of people, objects and meaningful lives that are transferred from various places back and forth in a variety of instances and circumstances. Diaspora and globalization go together because they produce and reproduce new social and cultural meanings wherever we go. This paper will discuss how the media has taken on the watchdog role to decide who an ideal woman is, and why she needs to be good-looking and/or educated and/or smart in our community, thus an expected flashy identity. This paper will follow the life of Priya, an Indian woman in Hollywood, who is the best example of a reinvented identity. Society restricts us because of the tradition that has been passed down through generations but change is possible. When there is continuous change in such a structure, there is acceptance, and there is adaptability. It appears that women now are the greater of the two genders. We are stronger and smarter, we are not flashy but we do flaunt the best aspects of our personality. The research study will conclude with a woman feeling empowered in her own skin, a new stronger being in a foreign land.
This research paper will focus on how radio stations should do away with the traditional form of ... more This research paper will focus on how radio stations should do away with the traditional form of news reading and resort to a lively interaction with the masses through music and developed projects in that field. Based on an assumption that music has the power to ease frustration and channel energy into a productive project, community radios should work towards unifying the sentiments of their people through music and lyrics that are meaningful, and can at least try to eradicate a few negative habits like drug abuse, alcohol overdose and gang membership.
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