Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

M/C Journal

Publisher

Queensland University of Technology

School

School of Arts and Humanities / Centre for Research in Entertainment, Arts, Technology, Education and Communications

RAS ID

30983

Funders

Australian Research Council

Grant Number

ARC Number : LP140100935

Comments

Jacques, C., Jaunzems, K., Al-Hameed, L., & Green, L. (2020). Refugees’ dreams of the past, projected into the future. M/C Journal, 23(1).

https://doi.org/10.5204/mcj.1638

Abstract

This article is about refugees’ and migrants’ dreams of home and family and stems from an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant, “A Hand Up: Disrupting the Communication of Intergenerational Welfare Dependency” (LP140100935), with Partner Organisation St Vincent de Paul Society (WA) Inc. (Vinnies). A Vinnies-supported refugee and migrant support centre was chosen as one of the hubs for interviewee recruitment, given that many refugee families experience persistent and chronic economic disadvantage. The de-identified name for the drop-in language-teaching and learning social facility is the Migrant and Refugee Homebase (MARH). At the time of the research, in 2018, refugee and forced migrant families from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan constituted MARH’s primary membership base. MARH provided English language classes alongside other educational and financial support. It could also organise provision of emergency food and was a conduit for furniture donated by Australian families. Crucially, MARH operated as a space in which members could come together to build shared community.

DOI

10.5204/mcj.1638

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Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
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