Considering a spectrum of necropolitical harms: geographies of asylum in Nottingham, Calais and beyond
This thesis explores the experiences of violence for refugees and asylum seekers in Nottingham and Calais and beyond. I situate these experiences of violence in relation to Mbembe’s (2003) postcolonial theory of necropolitics. I argue that necropolitics is a suitable framework to view this violence...
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| description | This thesis explores the experiences of violence for refugees and asylum seekers in Nottingham and Calais and beyond. I situate these experiences of violence in relation to Mbembe’s (2003) postcolonial theory of necropolitics. I argue that necropolitics is a suitable framework to view this violence because the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers involve harms which can be considered either outright killing or being kept “alive but in a state of injury” (Mbembe, 2003:21). These harms occur as an expression of necropower wielded by the sovereign in ways which reflect colonial power relations and hierarchical conceptions of race. I argue that there is value in considering necropolitics as a spectrum of harms which range in temporality and visibility (Mayblin, 2019a). The contribution that this thesis makes is that I argue there is a need to consider how necropolitical harms across this spectrum combine over the course of a lifetime rather than viewing them each in isolation. |
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| spelling | nottingham-799062024-12-12T04:40:11Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/79906/ Considering a spectrum of necropolitical harms: geographies of asylum in Nottingham, Calais and beyond Peters, Freya This thesis explores the experiences of violence for refugees and asylum seekers in Nottingham and Calais and beyond. I situate these experiences of violence in relation to Mbembe’s (2003) postcolonial theory of necropolitics. I argue that necropolitics is a suitable framework to view this violence because the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers involve harms which can be considered either outright killing or being kept “alive but in a state of injury” (Mbembe, 2003:21). These harms occur as an expression of necropower wielded by the sovereign in ways which reflect colonial power relations and hierarchical conceptions of race. I argue that there is value in considering necropolitics as a spectrum of harms which range in temporality and visibility (Mayblin, 2019a). The contribution that this thesis makes is that I argue there is a need to consider how necropolitical harms across this spectrum combine over the course of a lifetime rather than viewing them each in isolation. 2024-12-12 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/79906/1/Peters%2C%20Freya%2C%2020156257%2C%20first%20submission.pdf Peters, Freya (2024) Considering a spectrum of necropolitical harms: geographies of asylum in Nottingham, Calais and beyond. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham. necropolitics asylum immgrants immigration calais nottingham migrants slow violence |
| spellingShingle | necropolitics asylum immgrants immigration calais nottingham migrants slow violence Peters, Freya Considering a spectrum of necropolitical harms: geographies of asylum in Nottingham, Calais and beyond |
| title | Considering a spectrum of necropolitical harms: geographies of asylum in Nottingham, Calais and beyond |
| title_full | Considering a spectrum of necropolitical harms: geographies of asylum in Nottingham, Calais and beyond |
| title_fullStr | Considering a spectrum of necropolitical harms: geographies of asylum in Nottingham, Calais and beyond |
| title_full_unstemmed | Considering a spectrum of necropolitical harms: geographies of asylum in Nottingham, Calais and beyond |
| title_short | Considering a spectrum of necropolitical harms: geographies of asylum in Nottingham, Calais and beyond |
| title_sort | considering a spectrum of necropolitical harms: geographies of asylum in nottingham, calais and beyond |
| topic | necropolitics asylum immgrants immigration calais nottingham migrants slow violence |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/79906/ |