Displacement and Resettlement: Loss and Reconstruction of Home in the Context of Forced Migration and Gender

<p class="Moment-Normal"><span>Home is central to forced migration and gender discussions as a place with spatial and temporal depth which is lost and needs to be reconstructed. This article aims to examine into the conceptions of home by feminists as an oppressive unit and how...

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Main Author: Asena Pala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University 2015-06-01
Series:Momentdergi
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Online Access:http://www.momentdergi.org/index.php/momentdergi/article/view/117
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Summary:<p class="Moment-Normal"><span>Home is central to forced migration and gender discussions as a place with spatial and temporal depth which is lost and needs to be reconstructed. This article aims to examine into the conceptions of home by feminists as an oppressive unit and how it can be reconceptualized in the context of forced migration. Kurdish forced migration sets an example regarding this argument, as a considerable number of people have been left homeless and unaided during the resettlement period. In this regard, narratives of forcibly migrated women of Diyarbakır are referred and the expanding meanings of homeplace from the building to the village, hometown, motherland etc. have been analyzed.</span></p>
ISSN:2148-970X