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June 7, 2026The International Journal of Critical Cultural StudiesOpen Access

Refugee Memoir as Critical Praxis

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CLChippy Rose LalSRM Institute of Science and TechnologyACAbirami CSRM Institute of Science and Technology

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Implication

Randomized trial examines refugee memoir's critique of detention policies, highlighting refugee subjectivity.

Key Points

  • The aim is to analyze how Ealom’s memoir critiques Australian detention policies and represents refugee experiences.
  • Critical examination of Ealom's memoir through the lens of critical refugee studies and affect theory.
  • Analysis of the themes of militarized detention, political exclusion, and the performative aspects of life writing.
  • Ealom's narrative critiques the deterrence ideology and dehumanization of asylum seekers.
  • The memoir serves as a form of testimonial resistance, asserting refugee subjectivity and promoting the concept of refugeetude.

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Lal et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a250b2d7def13d035e1b2f0https://doi.org/10.18848/2327-0055/cgp/a263
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