Towards an embodied securityscape: Brian Chikwava's Harare North and the asylum seeking body as site of articulation;Vers un paysage-sécurité (Approximation du néologisme de l'auteur) incarné: «Harare North» de Brian Chikwava et le corps à la recherche de l'asile comme un site d'articulation

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 291-312

  Noxolo, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

asylum seekers; Brian Chikwava; embodiment; Harare North; security; securityscape

Indexed keywords

ASYLUM SEEKER; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; MIGRATION; NATIONAL SECURITY; POLITICAL RELATIONS;

EID: 84896316077     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649365.2014.882397     Document Type: Article

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