Cultural Trauma and Its Impact on the Iraqi Assyrian Experience of Identity

Cultural Trauma and Its Impact on the Iraqi Assyrian Experience of IdentitySocial Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and CultureSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/JL2YHB8W/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.NiveenKassemMarkJacksonCultural Trauma and Its Impact on the Iraqi Assyrian Experience of Identityhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/JL2YHB8Whttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/JL2YHB8Whttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/JL2YHB8WSocial Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture26:32020388-402This article explores the impact of a century of cultural trauma and marginalisation on the shaping of modern Iraqi Assyrians’ identity and their present-day experiences, including their decisions and sense of belonging to their homeland. Using questionnaire and interview data, we explore how Assyrians who participated in this study respond to a century of persecution during and since WWI, and discuss their current situation in relation to their ethnic and cultural rights in Iraq. Based on data collected from Iraqi Assyrians who reside in various geographical places, we argue that these Assyrians still see themselves on the receiving end of ongoing marginalisation which has long precedents and has not only become part of their identity, but continues to shape their present-day experiences and decisions about where to settle. Nevertheless, we found that historical events have reinforced Assyrians’ ethnic identity and their affiliation with their heritage and religion. The findings are discussed in relation to how cultural trauma shapes a group’s collective identity and experiences. Kassem, Niveen, and Mark Jackson. “Cultural Trauma and Its Impact on the Iraqi Assyrian Experience of Identity.” Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture 26:3 (2020): 388–402. Niveen Kassem and Mark Jackson, Cultural Trauma and Its Impact on the Iraqi Assyrian Experience of Identity, Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture 26:3 (2020): 388–402.AssyriansIraqNestoriansXIX-XXI CEXX CEethnicitygenocideidentity