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Breaking Immigration Norms in the Age of COVID-19
(2020-06-05)
I reflect on the shifting nature of how refugees are rhetorically constituted in the disjunctive world of the contagion, intertwined with my own musings on my doctoral journey as a British-Syrian immigrant. I argue that ...
#payusviaBVN: Social Media, Lockdowns and Social Welfare in Nigeria
(2020-06-05)
Nigerians are employing social media channels to call out the government’s corrupt practices, particularly, the unequal distribution of monetary assistance meant for minimizing severe hardships caused by COVID-19 lockdowns.
Corona on Two Continents: Same and Different
(2020-06-05)
I compare my situation during lockdown with that of a young Afghan named Morteza, who has been living in a refugee camp in northern Greece since 2016.