The right to research : historical narratives by refugee and Global South researchers / edited by Kate Reed and Marcia C. Schenck.
| Other author | Reed, Kate (Graduate of University of Oxford), editor. |
| Other author | Schenck, Marcia C., editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2023] |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | xvi, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | McGill-Queen's refugee and forced migration studies ; 10 McGill-Queen's refugee and forced migration studies ; 10. ^A1457950 |
| Abstract | "Refugees and displaced people rarely figure as historical actors, and almost never as historical narrators. With a lack of funding, training, social networks, and other material resources that enable the research and writing of academic history, we often assume a person residing in a refugee camp cannot be a historian because a historian cannot be a person residing in a refugee camp. The Right to Research disrupts this tautology by featuring nine works by refugee and host-community researchers from across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Identifying the intrinsic challenges of making space for diverse voices within a research framework and infrastructure that is inherently unequal, this edited volume offers a critical reflection on what history means, who narrates it, and what happens when those long excluded from authorship bring their knowledge and perspectives to bear. Chapters address topics such as education in Kakuma Refugee Camp, the political power of hip-hop in Rwanda, women migrants to Yemen, and the development of photojournalism in Kurdistan. Exploring what it means to become a researcher, The Right to Research understands historical scholarship as an ongoing conversation--one in which we all have a right to participate."-- Back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Other forms | Issued also in electronic format. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Right to research. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2023 0228015650 9780228015659 |
| ISBN | 9780228014546 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 0228014549 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 9780228014553 (paper) |
| ISBN | 0228014557 (paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D16 .R56 2023 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |