Heritage as an affective and meaningful information literacy practice : an interdisciplinary approach to the integration of asylum seekers and refugees
Le Louvier, Kahina and Innocenti, Perla (2022) Heritage as an affective and meaningful information literacy practice : an interdisciplinary approach to the integration of asylum seekers and refugees. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 73 (5). pp. 687-701. ISSN 2330-1643 (https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24572)
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Abstract
Information studies have identified numerous needs and barriers to the integration of asylum seekers and refugees; however, little emphasis has been placed thus far on their need to keep their own culture, values, and traditions alive. In this work we use ethnographic constructivist grounded theory to explore the place of heritage in the information experience of people who have sought asylum in the United Kingdom. Based on our findings, we propose to conceptualise heritage as an affective and meaningful information literacy practice. Such conceptualisation fosters integration by allowing people to simultaneously maintain their own ways of knowing and adapt to local ones. Our research approach provides scholars with a conceptual tool to holistically explore affective, meaningful, and cultural information practices. This study also reveals implications for policymakers, third sector organisations, and cultural institutions working towards the more sustainable integration of asylum seekers and refugees.
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Le Louvier, Kahina and Innocenti, Perla ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1664-309X;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 77649 Dates: DateEventMay 2022Published12 September 2021Published Online26 August 2021AcceptedSubjects: Science > Mathematics > Electronic computers. Computer science
Social SciencesDepartment: Faculty of Science > Computer and Information Sciences Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 03 Sep 2021 11:23 Last modified: 01 Oct 2024 00:38 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/77649