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African Migration, Human Rights and Literature (Paperback)
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This innovative book looks at the topic of migration through the
prism of law and literature. The author uses a rich mix of novels,
short stories, literary realism, human rights and comparative
literature to explore the experiences of African migrants and
asylum seekers. The book is divided into two. Part one is
conceptual and focuses on art activism and the myriad ways in which
people have sought to ‘write justice.’ Using Mazrui's diasporas
of slavery and colonialism, it then considers histories of
migration across the centuries before honing in on the recent
anti-migration policies of western states. Achiume is used to show
how these histories of imposition and exploitation create a bond
which bestows on Africans a “status as co-sovereigns of the First
World through citizenship.” The many fictional examples of the
schemes used to gain entry are set against the formal legal
processes. Attention is paid to life post-arrival which for asylum
seekers may include periods in detention. The impact of the
increased hostility of receiving states is examined in light of
their human rights obligations. Consideration is paid to how
Africans navigate their post-migration lives which includes
reconciling themselves to status fracture-taking on jobs for which
they are over-qualified, while simultaneously dealing with the
resentment borne of status threat on the part of the citizenry.
Part two moves from the general to consider the intersections of
gender and status focusing on women, LGBTI individuals and
children. Focusing on their human rights and the fictional
literature, chapter four looks at women who have been trafficked as
well as domestic workers and hotel maids while chapter five is on
LGBTI people whose legal and literary stories are only now being
told. The final substantive chapter considers the experiences of
children who may arrive as unaccompanied minors. Using a mixture of
poetry and first person accounts, the chapter examines the
post-arrival lives of children, some of whom may be citizens but
who are continually made to feel like outsiders. The conclusion
follows, starting with two stories about walls by Hadero and
Lanchester which are used to illustrate the themes discussed in the
book. Few African lawyers write about literature and few books and
articles in Western law and literature look at books by or about
Africans, so a book that engages with both is long overdue. This
book provides fascinating reading for academics, students of law,
literature, gender and migration studies, and indeed the general
public.
General
Imprint: |
Hart Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
June 2022 |
Authors: |
Fareda Banda
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
376 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5099-4546-7 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-5099-4546-6 |
Barcode: |
9781509945467 |
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