Introduction: Displacement and New Sociabilities
In this thematic week we aim to think through the notion of displacement. At a time that is marked by unprecedented movements of refugees…
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This thematic thread is dedicated to displacement and new sociabilities. Curated by Heike Drotbohm and Annika Lems.
Shifting Sands – A film by Paul Reade
Tourism creates and depends on an entanglement of temporary and permanent displacements; at the same time it manipulates and projects dreams of freedom. This…
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Reading the Signs: Dust, Smoke, and Displacement in Athens
‘At home,’ we are in full command of the dialectics of knowledge and recognition. Jean Améry, “How Much Home Does a Person Need?” (1966:…
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Stranger in paradise
This post explores the notion of displacement through the experience of Franziska, who has spent her whole life in a peaceful touristic village of…
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Bench acquaintances: Finding one’s place in a Buenos Aires shopping centre #Displacement
In a situation of displacement, migrants and Argentinians forge social relations and thereby emplace themselves in a Buenos Aires shopping centre. Doing research on…
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On (not) being there: Affective simultaneity across place and time
Through the notion of simultaneity I explore the emotional and affective dimension of the displacement-emplacement continuum within transnational migration and hint to the need…
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Dehumanisation and Contested Spaces: Rethinking Displacement from Refugees to Homelessness
Dehumanisation is at the core of displacement: it requires that a group of people—because of race, class, migration status, or other factors—have lesser access…
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On being made feel out of place
Based on the experiences of two young Eritreans who arrived in Switzerland as unaccompanied minors, this article thinks through the feeling of being made…
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When ‘roofless’ migrants make their place. Contradictive perceptions of belonging in São Paulo’s squats
In Brazilian squats, a ‘local population struggles for their ‘right to the city’ and a ‘migrant’ population tries to establish and improve their lives…
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