Music-Related Nostalgic Experiences of Young Migrants
Khorsandi, A. & Saarikallio, S. (2013). Music-Related Nostalgic Experiences of Young Migrants. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Music & Emotion (ICME3), Jyväskylä, Finland, 11th - 15th June 2013. Geoff Luck & Olivier Brabant (Eds.). University of Jyväskylä, Department of Music.
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2013Music is a powerful means for constructing identity – both formulating and remembering who one is – and
migration can be seen as a particular situation creating challenges for this sense of identity. This qualitative
study focused on investigating music-related nostalgic experiences of young migrants. The aim of the study was to identify features characteristic to music-related nostalgia particularly in
relation to the experience of migration. Ten university students (Iranians currently living in migration) participated in the study. Data was collected through spoken interviews with an
additional short questionnaire and a task to listen to self-selected nostalgic music. The interviews focused on the participants’ current situation in the foreign country, their nostalgic experiences and the role of music in their nostalgic experiences. The data was analyzed
qualitatively through the grounded theory approach. The results showed that the participants’
nostalgic memories focused on their home country. The inclusion of music to nostalgic episodes
appeared to intensify and stimulate the experience. The participants employed different strategic
methods in utilization of music-related nostalgia: for counteracting loneliness, for bringing new
perspectives into one’s sense of self, finding meaning in life, and sympathy for one’s feelings.
Accordingly music seemed to play a triple role in nostalgic reverie; as a trigger, as a mean to
recall and simulate the memory-related emotional state, and finally as a mood regulator tool. Furthermore, individual participants showed differences in their encounter style (avoidance or acceptance) towards nostalgic experiences. Preference for these encounter styles was influenced
by the personal experiences and mood (including depression) of the participants.
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