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This edited volume aims to problematise and rethink the
contemporary European migrant crisis in the Central Mediterranean
through the lens of the Black Mediterranean. Bringing together
scholars working in geography, political theory, sociology, and
cultural studies, this volume takes the Black Mediterranean as a
starting point for asking and answering a set of crucial questions
about the racialized production of borders, bodies, and citizenship
in contemporary Europe: what is the role of borders in controlling
migrant flows from North Africa and the Middle East?; what is the
place for black bodies in the Central Mediterranean context?; what
is the relevance of the citizenship in reconsidering black
subjectivities in Europe? The volume will be divided into three
parts. After the introduction, which will provide an overview of
the theoretical framework and the individual contributions, Part I
focuses on the problem of borders, Part II features essays focused
on the body, and Part III is dedicated to citizenship.
This edited volume aims to problematise and rethink the
contemporary European migrant crisis in the Central Mediterranean
through the lens of the Black Mediterranean. Bringing together
scholars working in geography, political theory, sociology, and
cultural studies, this volume takes the Black Mediterranean as a
starting point for asking and answering a set of crucial questions
about the racialized production of borders, bodies, and citizenship
in contemporary Europe: what is the role of borders in controlling
migrant flows from North Africa and the Middle East?; what is the
place for black bodies in the Central Mediterranean context?; what
is the relevance of the citizenship in reconsidering black
subjectivities in Europe? The volume will be divided into three
parts. After the introduction, which will provide an overview of
the theoretical framework and the individual contributions, Part I
focuses on the problem of borders, Part II features essays focused
on the body, and Part III is dedicated to citizenship.
What happens when Somalis find themselves in countries with which
they have few obvious cultural links? In Australia, where a
majority of Somalis are Australian citizens, this absence of
cultural connection is only partly remedied within an official
multicultural model. To understand the mechanics of contemporary
belonging and the challenges faced by Western societies as they
attempt to "integrate" Somali migrants, this book explores
representations of Somali resettlement. How do particular
representations contribute to or detract from Somali settlement and
belonging in their host countries? What kinds of representations
help Somalis to feel at home in their new contexts? In the contexts
of Australia and Italy-taken as case studies-Somalis are
marginalised in different ways. This book considers representations
as "possible spaces" that may counter reductive anti-African and
anti-Muslim stereotypes that still condition public perceptions of
Somali settlement. Approaching the question of belonging from a
variety of disciplines, representations that embody Somali
subjectivities and enable movement beyond exclusive paradigms of
Italian or Australian nationhood are taken into account. Each
representation is assessed for its ability to invite new forms of
identification that lead to a process of "taking place".
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