Memories, mementos, and memorialization of young unaccompanied Afghans navigating within Europe
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2021-09-28Subjects
Afghanistancollective memories
journeys
narratives
unaccompanied minors
Subject Categories::L300 Sociology
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This article considers memories, mementos, and memorialization in stories by unaccompanied young people and their journeys within Europe. It looks at their ‘navigation’ of remembering and forgetting and how this intertwines with movement and stillness. It is based on a study about Afghan males aged 15–24 years in Norway and Greece. Participants differed in terms of their backgrounds, migration projects, and their legal status. In their various circumstances, their narratives point to how memories unfold, are shared, must be negotiated, and sometimes, forgotten as they navigate towards a sense of safety and a sustainable future. They also point to how mementos may take different forms while on the move, as traces along the migration trail that have the potential to become part of the memories of others who come across them. Finally, their narratives point to practices of memorialization, and how they too are intimately connected to remembering and forgettingCitation
Lønning MN, Kohli RKS (2021) 'Memories, mementos, and memorialization of young unaccompanied Afghans navigating within Europe', Journal of Refugee Studies, 35 (1), pp.242-261.Publisher
Oxford University PressJournal
Journal of Refugee StudiesType
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enISSN
0951-6328EISSN
1471-6925Sponsors
Noneae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1093/jrs/feab074
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