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Cultures of Mobility. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Jan 2009, Pages: 48
The popularity of international work and education
opportunities is growing exponentially. The
occurrence of young adults who graduate from
university and head to a foreign country for work or
living experiences grows more and more common. They
acquire an international network of contacts and may
often spend several years in several different
countries before settling in one country or heading
home.
This is a group that is largely falling through
the cracks of cultural studies as the existing
threads of research fail to define it. In attempting
to do so here, this discussion goes beyond the claim
that globalization is changing cultures. It addresses
a particular aspect of globalization, that of
mobility, and exemplifies how it is changing some of
the traditional concepts of culture and identity,
such as with these 'New Global Nomads'.
Major themes revolve around existing 'Third
Culture Kid' research, the rise and consequences of
mobility as an adult lifestyle choice, and to what
extent study abroad may be the link between them.
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