The homeless mind in a mobile world: An autoethnographic approach on cognitive immobility in international migration

IF 1 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Culture & Psychology Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI:10.1177/1354067X221111456

Ezenwa E. Olumba

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Abstract

The migration phenomenon, in which the mind travels ahead of the body, especially among would-be travellers, has received scholarly attention within migration studies. Research in this area has not unpacked the cognitive migration experiences of those who have already moved. This autoethnographic article explores the feelings, thoughts and experiences of an individual living abroad in the United Kingdom but cognitively imprisoned at his ancestral home in Igbo land. It draws on the concept of cognitive migration and the author’s own experiences and feelings to introduce and explain the phenomenon of cognitive immobility, which exemplifies the dialectical conflict between the aspirations of longing for and emotions of belonging to a place against a simultaneous desire to remain distant from it. This article advocates the recognition of this cognitive experience of being trapped in place while mobilised in-person elsewhere in migration studies, providing a lens to view such experiences that have erstwhile received inadequate attention. This article contributes to the growing body of knowledge in relation to cognitive migration processes and experiences of those contemplating or participating in human mobility.

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流动世界中无家可归的心灵：国际移徙中认知不流动性的自述方法

在移民研究中，思想走在身体前面的移民现象，尤其是那些想要旅行的人，已经受到了学术界的关注。这一领域的研究并没有揭示那些已经移居的人的认知迁移经历。这篇自我民族志文章探讨了一个生活在英国国外的人的感受、思想和经历，但他的认知被禁锢在他在伊博土地上的祖籍中。本文从认知迁移的概念出发，结合作者自身的经历和感受，对认知不动现象进行了介绍和阐释，体现了对某地的向往和归属感与对某地保持距离的愿望之间的辩证冲突。这篇文章提倡承认这种被困在原地的认知体验，同时在移民研究中调动其他地方的人，提供了一个视角来看待这种过去没有得到充分关注的体验。这篇文章为那些考虑或参与人类流动的人的认知迁移过程和经验的知识体系做出了贡献。

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Culture & Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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2.40

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18.80%

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期刊介绍： Culture & Psychology addresses the centrality of culture necessary for a basic understanding of the psychology of human beings: their identity, social conduct, intra- and intersubjective experiences, emotions and semiotic creativity. By drawing on diverse theoretical backgrounds, the editorial aim is to provide an international and interdisciplinary forum for scholarly investigations and discussions that will advance our basic knowledge of the self in its historical and cultural contexts. The orientation of the journal is towards formulating new conceptualizations of culture in psychology, together with theoretically relevant empirical investigations.