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Contemporary Asylum Narratives

by Agnes Woolley

English literature, history and criticism, 21st centuryAsylum, right ofEnglish literatureHistory and criticismPolitical refugees in literatureRefugees in literaturePolitical refugees in motion picturesRefugees in motion pictures

'Contemporary Asylum Narratives' marks a transition from traditional modes of diasporic belonging to the need for identifications that encompass the statelessness of refugees and asylum seekers. This book explores representations of asylum seekers and refugees in twenty-first century literature, film and theatre.

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