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