“Nobody Can Take Our Story”: Competing Representational Narratives of Immigrants without Legal Status
This paper explores the power of representation within the context of undocumented immigrants’ uncertain future in the United States. Guided by forty oral history interviews with undocumented immigrant narrators conducted in New York City, I trace the origins and evolution of reclaimant narratives,...
Main Author: | Sarah C. Bishop |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad de Navarra
2018-09-01
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Series: | Communication & Society (Formerly Comunicación y Sociedad) |
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Online Access: | https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/communication-and-society/article/view/35694 |
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