From the overloaded courts with their constantly changing dates and
appointments to the need to prove oneself the “right” kind of
victim, the asylum system in the United States is an exacting and
drawn-out immigration process that itself results in suffering.
When anthropologist Rhoda Kanaaneh became a volunteer interpreter
for Arab asylum seekers, she learned how applicants were pushed to
craft specific narratives to satisfy the system’s requirements.
Kanaaneh tells the stories of four Arab asylum seekers who sought
protection in the United States on the basis of their gender or
sexuality: Saud, who relived painful memories of her circumcision
and police harassment in Sudan and then learned to number and
sequence these recollections; Fatima, who visited doctors and
therapists in order to document years of spousal abuse without
over-emphasizing her resulting mental illness; Fadi, who
highlighted the homophobic motivations that provoked his arrest and
torture in Jordan, all the while sidelining connected issues of
class and racism; and Marwa, who showcased her private hardships as
a lesbian in a Shiite family in Lebanon and downplayed her
environmental activism. The Right Kind of Suffering is a compelling
portrait of Arab asylum seekers whose success stories stand in
contrast with those whom the system failed.
General
| Imprint: |
University Of Texas Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
2023 |
| Firstpublished: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Rhoda Kanaaneh
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
216 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4773-2672-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-4773-2672-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781477326725 |
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