Doing Translocal Families Through Children’s Names

Marta Balode, Aija Lulle

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Abstract

Balode and Lulle draw on research focusing on migrant mothers’ and children’s experiences of migration between Finland, Latvia and the UK during the 2010–2014 period. The forename is a crucial element of one’s translocal identity and an embodied signifier in migration processes. The authors argue for a more nuanced understanding of the dynamic meanings attached to the forename in different times, spaces and social contexts. The name becomes a boundary work through which to signify a new ‘family-making’ as well as emphasising belonging to certain identities. This boundary also implies a future horizon as it is important for parents to imagine how a child will relate to his or her name throughout the life course in different cultures.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication Translocal Childhoods and Family Mobility in East and North Europe
EditorsLaura Assmuth, Marina Hakkarainen, Aija Lulle, Edit Pihla Maria Siim
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages63-85
Number of pages23
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-89734-9
ISBN (Print)978-3-319-89733-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameStudies in Childhood and Youth
ISSN (Print)2731-6467
ISSN (Electronic)2731-6475

Field of Science*

  • 5.4 Sociology

Publication Type*

  • 3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database

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