As part of our Speaker Series, Prof. Margarita Mondaca offers three recommendations in connection with her upcoming talk, “Addressing Health Inequalities in Racialized and Socioeconomic Disadvantaged Areas in Sweden” on Monday, March 2.
Migration and Disability Narratives from an Intersectional Perspective: a Photovoice Study
Lill Hultman, Eric Asaba, Dorothee Riedel, Sara Abdu, Helen Afe, Rahel, Atafnu, Lili Ejigu, Jamie Bolling, Mahelet Negussie, Julius Ntobua & Margarita Mondaca
Experiences of migration are impacted by factors such as whether migration is voluntary or involuntary and intersections of i.e. ethnicity, social class, and education. Forced migration will be used to refer to an involuntary move away from a country of origin, across international borders, due to experienced or risks for human rights violations. Living in a new country as a migrant can constitute a complex picture of learning a new language, obtaining work, and gaining an understanding of new cultural codes, to name a few. A group that warrants additional and specific attention are migrants with disabilities, because policymakers and spokespersons tend to focus on migration or disability, but both advocacy movements often fail to consider the unique needs and situation among people who have forcibly migrated in addition to having a disability.
Mothers of the World (2023)
Animated Short Film • 22mins
Janine Dahinden on demigrationization, feat. Maissam Nimer
Borders and Belonging Podcast, Season 4, Episode 1
Host Maggie Perzyna explores the concept of “demigranticization” in migration research with Janine Dahinden and Maissam Nimer. They discuss how the label “migrant” is not objective but rather a political construct rooted in nation-state logic that can reinforce harmful power structures and exclusion. Both scholars argue that migration research should step back from treating migration as an isolated phenomenon and instead examine how societies create “others” to define themselves, connecting migrants’ struggles with those of other marginalized groups. Despite the dark political climate and rise of populism, they find hope in growing critical voices within academia and emerging solidarities between migrantized and non-migrantized communities.
