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"The concept of diaspora...disrupts and unsettles our hitherto settled conceptions of culture, place and identity"(Hall 1995:207) Explain and discuss. Use examples to illustrate your answer. This essay shall, as stated above, explain and discuss Hall's 1995 quote "The concept of diaspora...disrupts and unsettles our hitherto settled conceptions of culture, place and identity"; examples shall be utilised in order to illustrate the points made. In order to begin a definition of diaspora is necessary. The dictionary of Human Geography (p173) defines diaspora as "Literally the scattering a population...originally applied to the dispersal of Jews following the Roman conquest of Palestine...now applied more widely to other non-voluntary population dispersals..." however Introducing Human Geographies (p291) describes it as "...dispersed communities who share multiple belongings to different places or 'homes' in different national spaces." This definition does not mention a non-voluntary aspect, implying academic uncertainty over the true meaning. Gilroy (1997:328) stated "Diaspora consciousness highlights...

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