Below is a glossary article post in the category D which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Diaspora based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Diaspora
So, what is actually meant by Diaspora?
Diaspora is a term used to describe the population movement from one country to another and is often quoted in discussions about identity.
Explanation of Diaspora
In connection with art, the term diaspora is used to discuss artists who have migrated from one part of the world to another, (or the family has), and who express their various cultural experiences and their identities in the work they make; Often expressing alternative narratives, and challenging established ideas and the structure of the arts world.
Stuart Hall’s Idea About Identity
Cultural Theory and Sociologist Born in Jamaica Stuart Hall, which is widely known as the ‘Godfather of Multulturalism’, publishing an important essay called cultural identity and diaspora in 1990. In it he discusses the issue of identity in relation to the practice and production of culture and explains experience From migrants as one of the dislocation, displacement and hybridity (mixture of experience and culture). Through its investigation, based on the experience of the Caribbean Diaspora, he came to the conclusion that individuals have more than one identity: they have one that is based on the similarity and unity originating from shared cultural ownership; And based on the process of active identification, which responds to the points of differences and therefore always develop through ‘the game of history, culture, and sustainable power.’
This has become a strong subject in art and can be associated with movements in art such as relational aesthetic and almodern.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix D, as well as terms associated with D.
Meaning of Diaspora in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Diaspora.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Diaspora (Indonesian), Diaspora (Java), and Dielpora in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Diaspora.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Diaspora.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix D. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=diaspora
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=diaspora
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