Abstract

In Migration and Education in a Multicultural World: Culture, Loss, and Identity, Ursula A. Kelly invites us to think deeply about the ways individuals renegotiate identity in an era of displacement. Kelly writes about migration and cultural loss, which, while they might occur in any context, are integral aspects of rural life"from displaced aboriginal peoples to migrant workers to declining populations from outmigration. The parallels between the 21st-century conundra of rural identity in general and those of identity in diaspora are also strong. Kelly explores how the forces of globalization and environmental degradation, and the demands of fast capitalism to bypass any extended mourning for what has been lost, affect the migratory psyche. Scholars of the rural cannot help but read Kelly's book on two levels"to imagine how we might productively educate not only migrant communities and individuals, but also rural ones, to enable the "change and renewal through mourning" (p. 24) necessary to sustain cultures, communities, and individuals in a time of extreme loss.

How to Cite:

Donehower, K., (2009) “Book Review: Migration and Education in a Multicultural World: Culture, Loss, and Identity”, Journal of Research in Rural Education 24(13), 1–3.

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