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Me, Myself and I: Exploring the Micro-moments of Local, Immigrant and Tourist Self in Bicultural Identities

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  • Konstantina Zerva

    (University of Girona)

  • Najim Quardi Ahbouch

    (University of Girona)

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In the current time of high globalisation, mobility has changed the concept of distance; as such, it has thus altered the cultural identity of people who choose to practise tourism or to migrate. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the multi-centred bicultural identities that immigrants develop during their stay in a new cultural context and, as well, the factors that trigger the switch from one ‘self’ to another. To meet this aim, e-mail interviews were conducted with 32 lifestyle immigrants in order to discover a plurality of factors of self-reflection shared by locals, tourists and immigrants. Through theoretical thematic analysis, the importance of place attachment and social interaction has been highlighted as the generator of micro-moments when selves are switched, explaining that bicultural individuals, in actuality, develop five different selves in relation to the surrounding cultural context.

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  • Konstantina Zerva & Najim Quardi Ahbouch, 2021. "Me, Myself and I: Exploring the Micro-moments of Local, Immigrant and Tourist Self in Bicultural Identities," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 22(1), pages 247-264, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joimai:v:22:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1007_s12134-019-00735-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s12134-019-00735-3
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