An exploration of identity narratives of Lebanese-Canadians around the time of the July 2006 war in Lebanon

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dc.contributor.authorRawdah, Nabiha
dc.contributor.supervisorMarshall, Elizabeth Anne
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-06T18:45:18Z
dc.date.available2011-05-06T18:45:18Z
dc.date.copyright2011en_US
dc.date.issued2011-05-06
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe focus of this qualitative study was Lebanese-Canadians‟ identity in the context of global media coverage of the July 2006 war in Lebanon. A narrative inquiry method was used to interview five Lebanese-Canadian participants living in Canada. A descriptive narrative was constructed for each participant, and interview data were analyzed for thematic content. Comments, opinions, and observations were related to media portrayals of Lebanese-Canadians, the government‟s response to the July 2006 war, and the political history between Lebanon and Israel. The results demonstrate that despite a shared ethnic heritage, conceptualizing a Lebanese-Canadian identity is an individual and interactive process that extends beyond citizenship or ethnic ancestry. Moreover, historical and contemporary socio-political issues are inextricably linked to how participants view themselves as Lebanese-Canadians and the meaning this identity status holds for them. These findings suggest that notions of identity and identity-related processes are multifaceted and operate within a highly political context.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/3284
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectLebanese-Canadiansen_US
dc.subjectIsraelen_US
dc.subjectLebanon War, 2006en_US
dc.subjectIdentityen_US
dc.titleAn exploration of identity narratives of Lebanese-Canadians around the time of the July 2006 war in Lebanonen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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