As part of our Speaker Series, Prof. Helena Zeweri offers three recommendations in connection with her upcoming talk, “The Enduring Effects of Deterrence Border Regimes: Afghan Hazara Narratives of Social Dislocation in Australia” on October 6.
Creating New Languages of Resistance: Translation, Public Philosophy and Border Violence
Omid Tofighian
Creating New Languages of Resistance reflects on creative resistance, examining epistemic injustice, kyriarchy, and border violence. Blending scholarship, literature, interviews, and translation notes, it explores collaborative ways of producing and analyzing texts. The book opens new frameworks for thinking about displacement and exile while challenging readers to confront border violence and intersectional discrimination.
The Staging Post (2017)
Documentary by Safdar Ahmed
The Staging Post follows two Afghan Hazara refugees, Muzafar and Khadim. Stuck in Indonesia after Australia ‘stopped the boats’ and facing many years in limbo, they built a community and started the school which inspired a refugee education revolution. A real-life, real-time, multi-platform documentary. The Staging Post is about friendship, connection and the power of community.
Beyond Refuge: Migrants Reimagining the Political
Hosted by Helena Zeweri
Beyond Refuge: Migrants Reimagining the Political is a four-part podcast series that amplifies migrant voices and perspectives on displacement, justice, and resistance. Through conversations with advocates and changemakers, the series explores how migrants are reshaping politics, challenging injustice, and imagining new futures of solidarity and belonging.
