Boko Haram, Asylum, and Memes of Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6147791 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B N Lawrance (0000-0001-6020-0125, Rochester Institute of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 148-153 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hawwa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1569-2078 • E-ISSN: 1569-2086 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15692086-12341276 |
| OpenAlex | W1929102228 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This opinion piece examines evidence that Boko Haram is being invoked in asylum and refugee contexts. The author suggests that Boko Haram has emerged a meme of contemporary Africa, insofar as it appears to have become a cultural reference tool for wider anxieties and jeopardies, one that is transmitted by repetition and replication. The Boko Haram meme may benefit asylum-seekers and refugees who struggle to document their experiences or sustain their narratives of persecution, and has implications well beyond Nigeria and the continent of Africa
Boko haram · Criminology · Narrative · Persecution · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |