Jen Dickinson is a political and development geographer. Her research examines the migration/development nexus, primarily focusing on extra-territorial citizenship, diaspora engagement strategies and diaspora entrepeneurship. Grounded in feminist and postcolonial approaches that engage with the everyday practices of the state, she explores this through a focus on: diaspora diplomacy, diaspora/hometown associations, young people & intergenerationality

Roles

  • University of Leicester

    University, Leicester, United Kingdom
    Lecturer in Human Geography

  • University of Winchester

    University, Winchester, United Kingdom
    Senior Lecturer in Human Geography

Research

Chronicling Kenyan Asian Diasporic Histories: "Newcomers', "Established' Migrants, and the Post-Colonial Practices of Time-Work

Authors Jen Dickinson
Year 2016
Journal Name Population, Space and Place
Citations (WoS) 1
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1 Journal Article

Negotiating the responsibilities of collaborative undergraduate fieldcourses

Authors Amita Bhakta, Jen Dickinson, Kate Moore, ...
Year 2015
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3 Journal Article

Rethinking Centers and Margins in Geography: Bodies, Life Course, and the Performance of Transnational Space

Authors Max J. Andrucki, Jen Dickinson
Year 2015
Journal Name Annals of the Association of American Geographers
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4 Journal Article

Making space for India in post-apartheid South Africa: Narrating diasporic subjectivities through classical song and dance

Authors Jen Dickinson
Year 2014
Journal Name Emotion, Space and Society
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5 Journal Article

Decolonising the diaspora: neo-colonial performances of Indian history in East Africa

Authors Jen Dickinson
Year 2012
Journal Name Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers
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6 Journal Article

Repaying the gift of life: self-help, organ transfer and the debt of care

Authors Matthew Sothern, Jen Dickinson
Year 2011
Journal Name Social & Cultural Geography
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7 Journal Article

(Re)membering diaspora: Uneven geographies of Indian dual citizenship

Authors Jen Dickinson, Adrian J. Bailey
Year 2007
Journal Name Political Geography
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8 Journal Article

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