With increased mobility enabled by evolving technology, the world experiences higher rates of migration and globalisation than ever before. This phenomenon has led, in recent years, to a high volume of literature about migration and diaspora, i.e. literature which deals with the general theme of transnationalism. The term transnational, in its simplest guise, refers to the relations between citizens of different nation states and the networks which link them. It also refers to the complex subjectivity of those who migrate. Scholars emphasise that transnationalism, because of heterogeneity and diversity, gives rise to a site for dynamic social and cultural change. At the same time, continuity is a necessary feature of this site. The co-existence of change and continuity (a focused process of adaptation and assimilation which simultaneously considers the role of memory, the past, and ties to homeland) then is also a defining element of transnationalism. The tensions and struggles which arise from this paradox have a radical impact on the construction of subjectivities as represented in this literature. Thus the term transnational comes to refer not only to the geographic multi-locationality of authors or characters, but also to their potential for subversion of national, ethnic and other cultural or political identities/affiliations, and it is this potential for subversion which is the main focus of this themed issue.

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相交的侨民

随着技术不断发展带来的流动性增加，世界经历了比以往任何时候都更高的移民和全球化率。近年来，这种现象导致了大量关于移民和侨民的文学作品，即涉及跨国主义总主题的文学作品。跨国一词最简单的形式是指不同民族国家的公民之间的关系以及将他们联系起来的网络。它还指移民者复杂的主观性。学者们强调，由于异质性和多样性，跨国主义为动态的社会和文化变革提供了场所。同时，连续性是本网站的必要特征。变化和连续性的共存（一个集中的适应和同化过程，同时考虑了记忆、过​​去和与祖国的联系的作用）也是跨国主义的一个决定性因素。由这种悖论引起的紧张和斗争对本文所代表的主体性的构建产生了根本性的影响。因此，跨国一词不仅指作者或人物在地理上的多地点性，而且指他们颠覆民族、种族和其他文化或政治身份/从属关系的潜力，正是这种颠覆的潜力这个主题问题的主要焦点。由这种悖论引起的紧张和斗争对本文所代表的主体性的构建产生了根本性的影响。因此，跨国一词不仅指作者或人物在地理上的多地点性，而且指他们颠覆民族、种族和其他文化或政治身份/从属关系的潜力，正是这种颠覆的潜力这个主题问题的主要焦点。由这种悖论引起的紧张和斗争对本文所代表的主体性的构建产生了根本性的影响。因此，跨国一词不仅指作者或人物在地理上的多地点性，而且指他们颠覆民族、种族和其他文化或政治身份/从属关系的潜力，正是这种颠覆的潜力这个主题问题的主要焦点。