Between Law and the Nation State: Novel Representations of the Refugee

Given the degraded profile of the refugee in contemporary discourse, it is tempting to seek alternatives from a rich tradition of literary tropes of exile. However, this article argues that the romanticized figure of the literary exile ends up denying, albeit in positive terms, a genuine refugee voi...

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Main Author: Simon Behrman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: York University Libraries 2016-05-01
Series:Refuge
Online Access:https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/40382