Not Born a Refugee Woman : : Contesting Identities, Rethinking Practices / / ed. by Maroussia Hajdukowski-Ahmed, Nazilla Khanlou, Helene Moussa.

• MitwirkendeR: Alwis, Malathi de,; Chambon, Adrienne,; Daenzer, Patricia M.,; Gagnon, Madeleine,; Giles, Wenona,; Gorman, Rachel,; Goździak, Elźbieta M.,; Guruge, Sepali,; Hajdukowski-Ahmed, Maroussia,; Hayward, Lynda,; Hyndman, Jennifer,; Khanlou, Nazilla,; Kumin, Judith,; Loughry, Maryanne,; Malarek, Victor,; Mojab, Shahrzad,; Murdocca, Carmela,; Ploeg, Jenny,; Sadoway, Geraldine,; Sugiman, Pamela,; Trollope-Kumar, Karen,; Wayland, Sarah V.,
• HerausgeberIn: Hajdukowski-Ahmed, Maroussia,; Khanlou, Nazilla,; Moussa, Helene,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Forced Migration ; 24
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (336 p.)

Not Born a Refugee Woman is an in-depth inquiry into the identity construction of refugee women. It challenges and rethinks current identity concepts, policies, and practices in the context of a globalizing environment, and in the increasingly racialized post-September 11th context, from the perspective of refugee women. This collection brings together scholar_practitioners from across a wide range of disciplines. The authors emphasize refugee women’s agency, resilience, and creativity, in the continuum of domestic, civil, and transnational violence and conflicts, whether in flight or in resettlement, during their uprooted journey and beyond. Through the analysis of local examples and international case studies, the authors critically examine gendered and interrelated factors such as location, humanitarian aid, race, cultural norms, and current psycho-social research that affect the identity and well being of refugee women. This volume is destined to a wide audience of scholars, students, policy makers, advocates, and service providers interested in new developments and critical practices in domains related to gender and forced migrations.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables, Maps, and Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Section I Reconceptualizing Identities -- 1 A Dialogical Approach to Identity IMPLICATIONS FOR REFUGEE WOMEN -- 2 The Gender Relations of Home, Security, and Transversal Feminism REFUGEE WOMEN RECLAIMING THEIR IDENTITY -- 3 Always “Natasha” THE TRANSNATIONAL SEX TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN -- 4 Reconstituting the Subject FEMINIST POLITICS OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE -- Section II Challenging Methodologies Challenging the Researcher -- INTRODUCTION -- 5 Befriending Refugee Women REFRACTED KNOWLEDGE AND SHIFTING VIEWPOINTS -- 6 “Days You Remember” JAPANESE CANADIAN WOMEN AND THE VIOLENCE OF INTERNMENT -- 7 War, Diaspora, Learning, and Women’s Standpoint -- 8 Being a Writer on Women, Violence, and War -- Section III Rethinking Practices Creating Spaces for Agency -- 9 The Representation of Refugee Women in Our Research and Practice -- 10 Refugee Youth, Gender, and Identity ON THE MARGINS OF MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION -- 11 Pray God and Keep Walking RELIGION, GENDER, IDENTITY, AND REFUGEE WOMEN -- 12 “We Want to Talk, They Give Us Pills” IDENTITY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF REFUGEE WOMEN FROM SUDAN -- Section IV Reviewing Policies TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RIGHTS OF REFUGEE WOMEN -- Introduction -- 13 Protecting Refugee Women UNHCR AND THE GENDER EQUITY CHALLENGE -- 14 Social Protection of Refugee Women PARADOXES, TENSIONS, AND DIRECTIONS -- 15 The Gender Factor in Refugee Determination and the Effect of “Gender Guidelines” -- 16 Pursuing National Responsibility in a Post–9/11 World SEEKING ASYLUM IN CANADA FROM GENDER PERSECUTION -- Notes on Contributors -- References -- Index