Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 177199410X ISBN 13: 9781771994101

Publisher: Athabasca University Press, 2024

Synopsis

Refugees face distinct challenges and are often subject to dehumanization by politicians, media, and the public. In this context, Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees provides urgent insights and policy-relevant perspectives to improve refugees’ social well-being and integration. Taking a transdisciplinary approach, scholars from the social sciences, arts, and humanities, alongside practitioners and refugees, explore what it means to experience dehumanization. They consider how refugees’ experiences of dehumanization inform both epistemological and practical approaches to humanizing (or re-humanizing) refugees before, during, and after resettlement. By addressing these important issues, contributors marshall rich and multidimensional responses that draw upon our shared humanity and reveal new possibilities for change.

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About the Author

Yasmeen Abu-Laban is a professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta. Michael Frishkopf is a professor of ethnomusicology and the director of the Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology at the University of Alberta, and adjunct professor, Faculty of Communication and Cultural Studies, University for Development Studies, Ghana. Reza Hasmath is a professor of political science at the University of Alberta. Anna Kirova is a professor in the Faculty of Education, University of Alberta.

Edition details

• Publisher: Athabasca University Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 177199410X
• ISBN 13: 9781771994101
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 490
• Editor: Abu-Laban Yasmeen, Frishkopf Michael, Hasmath Reza, Kirova Anna