Abstract
This chapter will look at home-making as creative work, at how home is constructed of multiple locations and accommodates multiple dimensions of the self. Departing from perceptions of refuge as a state of permanent sanctuary or home as fixed place of origin, the chapter considers critical theories of home that articulate it as something continuously made and arrived at through on-going endeavour and interaction. The chapter also considers how nostalgic intimations may be understood to enable and contribute to this work. Understanding this strand of refugees’ creative practice offers a more nuanced recognition of what constitutes refuge or ‘home’.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Refugee Imaginaries |
Subtitle of host publication | Research Across the Humanities |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 533-547 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781474443210 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781474443197 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
- General Arts and Humanities