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Undocumented Migrants in the United States
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Life Narratives and Self-Representations
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Artikel-Nr:
9781138591011
Veröffentl:
2018
Erscheinungsdatum:
26.07.2018
Seiten:
212
Autor:
Ina Batzke
Gewicht:
476 g
Format:
234x156x13 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Ina Batzke is Lecturer at the Chair of American Studies at Münster University, Germany, and Visiting Scholar at the Department of History at UC Santa Barbara, California, USA
This book explores how undocumented migrants in the United States have represented themselves in narrative form, entering the struggle for political self-representation by telling their own stories. This interdisciplinary exploration of migrant narratives will interest researchers across American Literary Studies, Citizenship, and Migration Studies.
Introduction: Documenting the Undocumented Part 1: From Aliens to DREAMers 1. The Making of the "Illegal Alien" 2. A Pathway to Citizenship for "Illegal Aliens" Part 2: Life Narratives by Undocumented Migrants 3. The Beginnings of the Undocumented Movement: The First Congressional Testimonies 4. The Undocumented Movement Comes of Age: Underground Undergrads: UCLA Undocumented Immigrant Students Speak Out 5. Unapologetic, Unafraid, Undocuqueer: Jose Antonio Vargas' "Outlaw" Part 3: Life Writing by Undocumented Migrants 6. From DREAM Act to DACA, from Life Narrative to Life Writing: Dan-el Padilla Peralta's Undocumented 7. Challenging How to Narrate Undocumentedness: José Ángel N.'s Illegal Concluding Remarks: Undocumented in Trump's America