ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the ways that gender and migration are intertwined in shaping narratives of belonging and, at the same time, the narrators’ own experiences and definitions of migration and gender. Focusing on the Lebanese diaspora in New York, Montreal and Paris, the analysis draws on a decade-long field research. The analysis highlights the ways Lebanese immigrants exert their agency in defining their narratives and negotiating the limits imposed by migration and social location. This approach allows for understanding narratives of belonging and identification as spaces where immigrants move across multiple social and cultural spaces and simultaneously negotiate the disciplinary structures that inform their narratives.
