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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."
By:
Vinh Nguyen Imprint: University of California Press Country of Publication: United States Volume: 5 Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 272g ISBN:9780520397262 ISBN 10: 0520397266 Series:Critical Refugee Studies Pages: 184 Publication Date:05 March 2024 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Vinh Nguyen is Associate Professor of English at Renison University College, University of Waterloo. He is coeditor of The Routledge Handbook of Refugee Narratives and Refugee States: Critical Refugee Studies in Canada.