Browsing by Subject "Identity"
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Celebrating Culture - Literary Communities of Practice in Doha
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Our paper focuses on the role of arts and culture in Doha. More specifically, we examine literary circles in Doha (both Arab and English speaking) and regard them as 'communities of practice.' According to Etienne Wenger, ... -
GLOBALIZATION AND NATIONAL IDENTITY IN QATAR: DOES EXPOSURE TO GLOBALIZATION LEAD TO CHANGES IN NATIONAL IDENTITY ACROSS DIFFERENT GENERATIONS OF QATARI CITIZENS?
(2017 , Master Thesis)This era is marked by globalization, a process whereby states and individuals are interconnected through a global network. Globalization entails the emergence of a global culture which is considered a threat to national ... -
Identity issues: expatriate professors teaching and researching in Qatar
( Springer Netherlands , 2015 , Article)Today, academics are more transient, working outside their home countries, than at any other time in the history of academics especially in the Arab World were there is great demand for faculty members educated in Western’ ... -
Nostalgic diaspora or diasporic nostalgia? Discursive and identity constructions of Greeks in Qatar
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)This paper deals with the discursive constructions of transformative, agentive and creative ethnolinguistic self-conceptualizations and positionings of some select members of the approximately 3000-member Greek diasporic ... -
Othering the expat majority: Qatari junior academics’ identity work at the interface of migration and institutional reform
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2023 , Article)Qatar’s development is intertwined with migration, resulting in the native population forming a minority. Zooming in on the academic world, which is in the midst of reform processes, we investigate the impact of the expat ... -
The role of cultural pressures and group favouritism in shaping Syrian refugees’ identity in the Jordanian work environment
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)This study seeks to understand the cultural inclusion/exclusion practices that Syrian refugees encounter in the Jordanian work environment, explore whether an ingroup (Jordanian) over outgroup (Syrian refugees) favouritism ... -
Smart City and Preservation of Identity in Doha
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)The globalization and modernization process of the 20th-21st centuries decreased diversity and created similar cultures-the modern culture also created" modern" cities. Modern cities provided humanity the integration into ... -
Student teachers development as teacher leaders during the practicum experience
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of student teachers' development as teacher leaders during a 12-week practicum experience at Qatari government schools. Design/methodology/approach: The investigation ... -
The Role of Heritage Tourism and its Implications for Urban Regeneration in Old Doha, Qatar
( ZEMCH Network , 2021 , Conference Paper)Doha, the capital of Qatar is the largest city, with over 80% of the nation's population residing in Doha. It is also the administrative and economic centre of the country with a population of more than 2,900,000 persons ...