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The Sylheti bari and the Londoni flat
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posted on 2023-06-08, 13:25 authored by Benjamin ZeitlynThis article examines the ways in which migration from rural homesteads in Sylhet, Bangladesh, to urban flats in London has affected the practices of British Bangladeshi families around gender and childhood. Drawing on the work of Pierre Bourdieu on the “Kabyle house,” I describe relations between the spatial arrangement of homes and practices. Analyzing the “Sylheti bari” (rural homestead) and contrasting it with the “Londoni (British Bangladeshi) flat,” I describe the significance of the way in which ideas of “inside” and “outside” have translated from one setting to another. I will show how the translation of these ideas to the urban landscape in London affects British Bangladeshi practices surrounding headscarf wearing, children’s play, and socializing, as well as attitudes toward school and language.
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- Published
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Space and CultureISSN
1552-8308Publisher
SAGE PublicationsExternal DOI
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4Volume
15Page range
317-329Department affiliated with
- Education Publications
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2012-11-02Usage metrics
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