Intimacies, Citizenship and Refugee Men
Author | : Samuel Muchoki |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 147 |
Release | : 2016-11-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783319465111 |
ISBN-13 | : 3319465112 |
Rating | : 4/5 (112 Downloads) |
Download or read book Intimacies, Citizenship and Refugee Men written by Samuel Muchoki and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book moves beyond struggling, suffering and loss to argue that forced migration often provides opportunities for men to pursue new relationships and re-organise their intimate lives. It focuses on the lived experiences of masculinity, sexuality and pursuit of intimate relationships by men who have arrived in Australia as refugees from the Horn of Africa. The author shows that, even amidst the chaos of displacement, the difficulties of living in limbo whilst seeking asylum and the challenges of settlement, the desire for enjoyable and fulfilling intimate relations remains central to the everyday lives of refugee men. This novel work will appeal to students and scholars of migration studies, citizenship, race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality.