From Waverley to Outlander: reinforcing Scottish Diasporic Identity through Book Consumption

Authors

Rachel Noorda, Portland State UniversityFollow

Sponsor

This work was supported by Santander (Santander Doctoral Travel Grant).

Published In

National Identities

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

7-31-2017

Subjects

Book industry -- Digital humanities

Abstract

Books are arguably fundamental to national identity and scholars across various theoretical perspectives perceive books as being integral to the creation, perpetuation, and myths and symbols of nations. This article uses interview data with leaders of Scottish heritage organizations to investigate the role of books in Scottish diasporic identity. This article concludes that books can be a binding force in diaspora communities, and lived diasporic Scots and ancestral Scots consume different types of Scottish books that reflect personalization of myths and symbols presented in these books.

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© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2016.1271781

DOI

10.1080/14608944.2016.1271781

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/35172

Citation Details

Noorda, R. (2018). From Waverley to Outlander: reinforcing Scottish diasporic identity through book consumption. National Identities, 20(4), 361-377.