Embodied ethnicity : the ethnic affiliation grounded in the body

Drawing on cultural phenomenology, this article extends literature on ethnicity by investigating its embodied dimensions and by studying infra-national referents (e.g. regionalism in France). Findings show the central role of embodiment in ethnicity. Three dimensions of ethnicity are outlined: embod...

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Published in:Consumption, markets and culture markets and culture, 2011-09, Vol.14 (3)
Main Authors: Dion, Delphine, Sitz, Lionel, Rémy, Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
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Business administration
Economics and Finance
Humanities and Social Sciences
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Summary:Drawing on cultural phenomenology, this article extends literature on ethnicity by investigating its embodied dimensions and by studying infra-national referents (e.g. regionalism in France). Findings show the central role of embodiment in ethnicity. Three dimensions of ethnicity are outlined: embodied ethnicity (being in the world), embodied ethnic imaginary (remembering being-in-the-world) and embodied ethnic interactions (being-in-the-world with others). This analysis extends the postassimilastionist model by adding an embodied dimension, highlights the specificities of local ethnicity, and questions the concept of the habitus.
ISSN:1025-3866
DOI:10.1080/10253866.2011.574834