Otieno Kisiara
Biographic Data
| ID | 7989161 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Otieno Kisiara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Otieno |
| FAMILY NAME | Kisiara |
| SIGNATURE | KISIARA O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nazareth College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8751-0614 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Marginalized at the center: How public narratives of suffering perpetuate perceptions of refugees’ helplessness and dependency
This paper critiques the common practice of people from refugee backgrounds giving presentations and testimonials on their displacement experiences, in college, university, and similar institutional settings. While such speaking events may be framed as opportunities to center refugee voices, this paper argues that the totality of the presentation environments, especially their focus on narratives of suffering, do in fact reinforce the marginal an…
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Marginalized at the center: How public narratives of suffering perpetuate perceptions of refugees’ helplessness and dependency
This paper critiques the common practice of people from refugee backgrounds giving presentations and testimonials on their displacement experiences, in college, university, and similar institutional settings. While such speaking events may be framed as opportunities to center refugee voices, this paper argues that the totality of the presentation environments, especially their focus on narratives of suffering, do in fact reinforce the marginal an…
Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees (1 works) · Framing (construction (1 works) · Gender Studies (1 works) · Gender Studies (1 works) · History (1 works) · History (1 works) · Learned helplessness (1 works) · Narrative (1 works) · Perception (1 works) · Political science (1 works)