The power of story: Understanding gendered dimensions of mobility among Tucson refugees

Sarah Clark; Orhon Myadar

doi:10.1111/gec3.12678

The power of story: Understanding gendered dimensions of mobility among Tucson refugees

Sarah Clark, Orhon Myadar

Geography, Development and Enviroment, School of

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Abstract

The paper focuses on the power of a single story to bring the human contexts and circumstances that shape refugees' post-resettlement lives to the forefront. Through an ethnographic example, the article brings attention to the lived experience of refugees and dismantles gendered tropes that are rooted in Western and white feminist theoretical frameworks. We do so through the prism of mobility-related challenges that refugees experience after resettlement. By focusing on the narrow topic of mobility, we hope to illuminate the uniqueness of each individual's journey in navigating one's post-resettlement life in the United States.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e12678
Journal	Geography Compass
Volume	17
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/gec3.12678
State	Published - Mar 2023

Keywords

displacement
essentialism
orientalism
passion of experience
refugee resettlement

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Water Science and Technology
General Social Sciences
Earth-Surface Processes
Computers in Earth Sciences
Atmospheric Science

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