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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-64831-7
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Anthropology
Body granting the degree
University of California, Los Angeles
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2015
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This dissertation is an examination of the relationship between cultural policy and practice among diasporic Iranian communities in the Global North. State-supported multicultural programs aimed at fostering inclusion of immigrants are often criticized for shallow and essentializing displays of culture that constitute what some have called 'feel-good multiculturalism'. But these programs and the policies that produce them also must be analyzed for what they often produce off-stage, including practices of citizenship, participation, and belonging, both in local communities and across diasporic spaces.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Cultural anthropology; Middle Eastern Studies
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Subject Term
Social sciences;Citizenship;Diaspora;Festivals;Iran;Multiculturalism;Practice