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    'If you can't beat them, be them!' - everyday experiences and 'performative agency' among undocumented migrant youth in South Africa

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    Authors
    Opfermann, Lena S.
    Affiliation
    Durham University
    Issue Date
    2019-07-22
    Subjects
    undocumented migrant youth
    South Africa
    performative agency
    xenophobia
    theatre-based research
    James Scott
    L530 Youth Work
    
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    Abstract
    This article explores the challenges and coping strategies of undocumented migrant youth in Cape Town, South Africa. Drawing on a theatre-based case study conducted with a core group of 10 participants the article shows firstly that participants’ lives are affected by emotional, legal and practical challenges such as loneliness, discrimination and fear. Secondly, the article develops the concept of ‘performative agency’ to illustrate how participants cope with and contest their challenges. Specifically, the article shows that the young people's theatrical performances draw on stereotypical notions of vulnerability and victimhood as a means to denounce the discrimination and oppression they experience. In public interactions with others, by contrast, the young migrants use performative agency to emphasise their strengths and positive attributes, thereby enhancing their integration in a hostile environment. The insights provided by this study can help strengthen policy responses to better support undocumented migrant youth in South Africa and elsewhere.
    Citation
    Opfermann LS. (2019) ''If you can't beat them, be them!' - everyday experiences and 'performative agency' among undocumented migrant youth in South Africa', Children's Geographies, 18 (4), pp.379-392.
    Publisher
    Taylor and Francis
    Journal
    Children's Geographies
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/623933
    DOI
    10.1080/14733285.2019.1646890
    Additional Links
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14733285.2019.1646890
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1473-3285
    EISSN
    1473-3277
    Sponsors
    Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Worldwide Universities Net-work (WUN) and the European Union EUSA_ID Mobility Programme
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    10.1080/14733285.2019.1646890
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