| ID | 136942 |
| Title Proper | In the path of heroes |
| Other Title Information | second-generation Tamil-Canadians after the LTTE |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | O’Neill, Tom |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper explores how second-generation Tamil-Canadian university students have modified their ‘cultural heritage’ in the period after the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May 2009. Using a generational framework suggested by the work of Karl Mannheim, I show that the events of May 2009 situated second-generation Tamil-Canadian political activism as a response to the ambivalence of their parents to the conflict in Sri Lanka. Second-generation Tamil-Canadians are also shown to have altered the key LTTE symbol of the Maaveerar (great hero) to better fit a transnational social field that is framed by the new realities of post-LTTE Sri Lanka and by intolerance to imported conflict in Canada. I argue that the Tamil second generation is highly engaged with the politics of their cultural identity, and that this engagement may have a lasting influence on transnational Tamil identity and on the political status of the Tamil community within Canada. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities : Global Studies in Culture and Politics Vol.22, No.1; Feb.2015: p.124-139 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 2015-02 22, 1 |
| Standard Number | Conflicts |