Homing as co-creative work: When home becomes a village

Misha Myers*, Mariam Issa

*Corresponding author for this work

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRefugee Imaginaries
Subtitle of host publicationResearch Across the Humanities
PublisherEdinburgh University Press
Pages533-547
ISBN (Electronic)9781474443210
ISBN (Print)9781474443197
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2019
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Social Sciences
  • General Arts and Humanities

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