'I'm not Swedish, I'm not Arab, I'm a mother' narratives of fragile (un)belonging in a postmigrant society.
Using data generated through collaborative collage workshops in Sweden, this study explores how belonging is constructed and negotiated in a postmigrant society – one in which migration is an irreversible reality, yet continues to be politically framed as an existential crisis. Focusing on nine indi...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 51; no. 19; pp. 4927 - 4950 |
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Nov2025
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