Abstract

This narrative based qualitative research study examined how grief (vastly defined) and epistemic injustice has been existent in the Tamil community since their time of mass arrival from Sri Lanka to Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The narratives shared by three Tamil participants discussed direct experiences of the civil war, loss, adapting to a new way of living, and describes how their knowledge has been taken up in Canada. Narrative research was conducted through the use of semi-structured interviews in order to better understand participant perspectives. Anti-colonial and anti-sanist frameworks were used to theorize the research, alongside literature on epistemic injustice. Data analysis involved thematic analysis. The findings highlighted the experiences of the war, adapting to living in Canada, overcoming barriers, racism, and resilience in the Tamil community. Keywords: Tamil, civil war, Sri Lanka, community, grief, loss, epistemic injustice, experiences

Highlights

  • This narrative based qualitative research study examined how grief and epistemic injustice has been existent in the Tamil community since their time of mass arrival from Sri Lanka to Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

  • The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of grief and epistemic injustice within the Tamil community who currently live in Toronto or the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

  • Two key research questions that guide my study are: 1) What are the experiences of grief of members of the Tamil community living in Toronto or the GTA? and 2) How has epistemic injustice played a role in the way that the narratives of the Tamil community have been portrayed or taken up by the broader society? To address these research questions, I will be speaking to self-identified Tamil community members aged 18 and older who reside in the GTA

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Introduction

This narrative based qualitative research study examined how grief (vastly defined) and epistemic injustice has been existent in the Tamil community since their time of mass arrival from Sri Lanka to Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Two key research questions that guide my study are: 1) What are the experiences of grief (vastly defined) of members of the Tamil community living in Toronto or the GTA?

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