My dissertation employs Armenian media sources in Lebanon to track the shifting dynamics of internally and externally constructed identifications of the Armenians in Lebanon from 1946-1958. I describe and analyze the debates that informed evolving conceptions of individual and c…
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The dissertation examines the post-World War II campaign to relocate Armenians from the Near East, Europe, and North America to the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic [ASSR]. Beginning with an investigation into the formation of transnational ties between the Soviet Armenian sta…
Two studies were conducted for this project. The goal of the first study was to describe the structure of the experience of individuals who have returned home after their stay abroad. The goal of the second study was to describe the structure of the experience of individuals who…
My dissertation discusses refugee rights and post-repatriation integration in South Asia in the context of debates over "citizenship." Postcolonial state-formation processes in South Asia have profoundly shaped questions of belonging and membership. As a result, official citizen…
The story of the creation and evolution of Shashemene Repatriation Community is unique among the annals of Ethiopianism and has yet to receive a detailed treatment. This study argues that the uniqueness, as well as the relative success of the repatriation community of Shashemene…
This project is the first to investigate the way in which Ethiopians view the Rastafari, a post-colonial religious faith. Since originating in Jamaica in the 1930s, Rastafari have moved to the East African country to settle, viewing the country as the Promised Land. Given this c…
This study examines the nationalist tendencies of Israeli archaeological policies and practices, but also that nation’s infringement on Palestine’s cultural patrimony claims and identity. Despite the international community’s continuous efforts to pose recommendations in support…
Decolonial scholars insist that the work of decolonization must, at its core, involve understanding and dismantling the Western epistemologies that shape knowledge production in the academy. Historian Mhoze Chikowero identifies a particular scarcity narrative that is rooted in c…
The impact of the Third Reich’s large-scale art thefts across Europe during World War II are still being thoroughly examined in the modern day. France, in particular, was left with some 60,000 works that were destined to be repatriated to museums, Jewish families, Jewish art col…
This research investigated the impact of Boko Haram insurgency on the Nigerian Cameroun relations to ascertain whether it had improved, worsened or remained the same, as the insurgency created socio-economic crisis, such as poverty, low level of education, as well as religious i…
This thesis discusses the relationships of misplaced ancestors of perceived African ancestry and the Muscogee Nation's ancestral lands in Middle Georgia. These ancestors were excavated from Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (OMNHP) almost 90 years ago (1930s and 1940s) in…
After the close of World War II, the Soviet Union sponsored a so-called “repatriation” campaign to assist diaspora Armenians in migrating to what was crafted and perceived to be their “true” ancestral homeland – the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (ASSR). Between 1946-1949, n…
Existing literature has indicated that mental health, time spent on mission, and reverse culture shock are all factors in the successful repatriation of long-term adult Christian missionaries. Researchers have explored each of these factors’ effects on the repatriation process i…
This thesis explores the relationship between the displacement and resettlement of the Karen people of Burma and their reflections on their history and identity. It pays particular attention to those living in the refugee camps in Thailand and those resettled in Sheffield. It co…