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Abbey, Matthew (2023) Queer migration and the performance of crime and illegality. Contention, 11 (1). pp. 1-23. doi:10.3167/cont.2023.110102 ISSN 2572-7184.
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.3167/cont.2023.110102
Abstract
In this article, I focus on how activism and art disrupt the necessity of queer migrants having to perform the role of the “good,” law-abiding migrant who desires inclusion into the nation. More specifically, I analyze how performing crime and illegality challenges the necessity of queer migrants who claim asylum adhering to stereotypes of vulnerability so as to be seen as deserving of legal status. First, I examine the #Rockumenta activism by LGBTQIA+ Refugees Welcome to understand how queer migrants engage with criminality to avoid being silenced. Next, I explore the photography series I Am Illegal by an anonymous artist to understand how queer migrants challenge the designation of illegality by immigration regimes. Instead of trying to prove anything to the viewer about queer migrants, I suggest both activist and artistic interventions shift the focus toward the inherent violence of immigration regimes.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Gay liberation movement, Gay rights, Immigrants -- Civil rights, Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects, Illegal immigration, Noncitizens -- Political aspects, Crime -- Social aspects | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Contention | ||||||
Publisher: | Berghahn Journals | ||||||
ISSN: | 2572-7184 | ||||||
Official Date: | 1 June 2023 | ||||||
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Volume: | 11 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1-23 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.3167/cont.2023.110102 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Re-use Statement: | This is a post–peer-review, pre-copyedited version of an article published in Contention. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Abbey, M. (2023). Queer Migration and the Performance of Crime and Illegality. Contention, 11(1), 1-23. Retrieved Oct 4, 2023, from https://doi.org/10.3167/cont.2023.110102 is available online at: http://doi.org/10.3167/cont.2023.110102” | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Copyright Holders: | © The Author(s) 2023 | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 4 October 2023 |
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