White Danish Love as Affective Intervention
Studying Media Representations of Family Reunification Involving Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2606927 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Asta Smedegaard Nielsen (0000-0002-9197-1544), L Myong (0000-0003-3700-1157, University of Stavanger, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 497-514 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nordic Journal of Migration Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1799-649X • E-ISSN: 1799-649X |
| Publisher | Helsinki University Press (PUBLISHER • FI) |
| DOI | 10.2478/njmr-2019-0038 |
| OpenAlex | W2999224221 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 14 |
Through a close reading of media reporting from 2017 to 2018 on the case of the Chinese girl Liu Yiming, who was fi rst denied then granted residency in Denmark due to public pressure, this article analyses how regulation of family reunifi cation involving children is negotiated in the Danish public imaginary in the context of strong anti-immigration sentiments. This imaginary projects the white Danish public as eager to love Yiming and as aff ectively invested in reversing the injustice done to her and her family. The article suggests, however, that the outpouring of white love, which functions as an aff ective intervention imbued with the promises of reversing Yiming's deportation, is deeply embedded in exceptionalist notions of the 'integrated' migrant and that it works to restore an idealised image of a Danish nation defi ned by 'human decency' as a core value. Thus, the analysis raises critical questions to the politics of white love and its promise of securing social change for the 'integrated' migrant through collective acts of white feeling
Danish · Deportation · Immigration · Injustice · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Social injustice · Sociology · The Imaginary · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · History · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Philosophy · Psychology
The Annoying Difference
The Queen of America Goes to Washington City
Love Without Borders
Carsten Stage
Danish Media Coverage of 22/7
De-ethnicized victims
Conditions of cultural citizenship
Proximity by design? Affective citizenship and the management of unease
What's the big deal? Naturalisation and the politics of desire
Notes toward a Queer History of Naturalization
Antifeminism and White Identity Politics
In the Name of Love
Attachment Required
Writing Against Integration
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |