Vagabonds at the margins: acculturation, subalterns, and competing worth

Hari Sreekumar, Rohit Varman*

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Abstract

This study examines the cultural experiences of subaltern migrants from Kerala, India to the Middle East. It draws upon the French pragmatic sociology with attention to convention theory to cast in sharp relief different interpretations of worth that influence subaltern migrants or vagabonds as Zygmunt Bauman has labelled them. This study shows that vagabonds use different regimes of worth and justification to resist domination and to shape their cultural encounters with host and home cultures. It explains how existing acculturation research lacks insights about worth and regimes of justification that hinder it from fully understanding the role of domination and cultural experiences of subalterns.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)37-52
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Macromarketing
Volume39
Issue number1
Early online date29 Nov 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2019

Keywords

  • acculturation
  • convention theory
  • globalization
  • justification
  • migrants
  • pragmatic sociology
  • subaltern
  • worth

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Marketing

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