My research explores my Egyptian family’s migration from Egypt to Saudi Arabia and
Canada. It examines the role of photography to document memories of family reunions,
migration, and stories. The objective of my study is to foster dialogue and raise awareness about the lived experiences of an Egyptian family from the 1950s to contemporary times. The
methodology used in this series is open-ended interviews and textual analysis with family
members: my mother, father and maternal grandfather. My research aims to reconstruct the
historical effects of migration and the lived experience of an Egyptian family in the diaspora. It
looks into intergenerational psychological trauma, its several interfaces and role in familial
relationships, and modernity's emergence in Egypt. I aim to explore transnational identities
through storytelling and photography that capture historical and contemporary movements—the
role of these movements in producing complex versions of identities, belonging and trauma. / Thesis / Master of Arts (MA)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/27786 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Elgamal, Raghad |
| Contributors | Rethmann, Petra, Anthropology |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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