Asylum: 4 (Mediactive) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905007140 ISBN 13: 9781905007141

Publisher: Barefoot Publications, 2005

Synopsis

The fourth issue of Mediactive takes on asylum. The media representation of the asylum-seeker as stranger, social parasite, virus, recalls the anti-semitic reaction to Jewish immigration at the beginning of the twentieth century. What do the hateful and racist representations of migrants and the individual paranoia invoked by cultural difference tell us about European cultures? New Labour's employment policies and flexible labour market suck in cheap illegal migrant labour even while its leading politicians call for the rapid expulsion of economic migrants. How might we manage the flow of people in a European-wide context? It is not easy to love one's neighbour as one's self, but refugees and those seeking better life for themselves and their families call for an ethical response from the host society. Can we create a collective response to migration which is just and equal, and based on mutual give-and-take and an ethic of concern for the other? The issue asks what it means to be a good neighbour; analyses the dynamics of hate and xenophobia; addresses the politics of human security; argues that refugees/asylum seekers are the coming condition humaine; and sets out the ideas for a new European identity.

Edition details

• Publisher: Barefoot Publications
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1905007140
• ISBN 13: 9781905007141
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Davies Fran
• Editor: Rutherford Jonathan, Birchall Clare, Biressi Anita