Lived Refuge - Gratitude, Resentment, Resilience

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. In a world increasingly shaped by displacement and migration, refuge is both a coveted right and an elusive promise for millions of people. While refuge is conventionally understood as legal protection, it also transcends narrow judicial definitions. In Lived Refuge, Vinh Nguyen reconceptualizes refuge as an ongoing affective experience and lived relation, rather than a fixed category whose legitimacy is derived from the state.  Focusing on Southeast Asian diasporas that formed in the wake of the Vietnam War, Nguyen examines three affective experiences—gratitude, resentment, and resilience—to reveal the actively lived dimensions of refuge. Through multifaceted analyses of literary and cultural productions, Nguyen argues that the meaning of refuge emerges from how displaced people negotiate the kinds of "safety" and "protection" that are offered to (and withheld from) them. In doing so, he lays the framework for an original and compelling understanding of contemporary refugee subjectivity.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Critical Refugee Studies, 5
Release date:	November 2023
First published:	2024
Authors:	Vinh Nguyen
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Pages:	164
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-39726-2
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-520-39726-6
Barcode:	9780520397262

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