Undocumented Migrants in the United States: Life Narratives and Self-Representations

ISBN-13: 9781138591011 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 212 str.

Ina Batzke

Opis

This book explores how undocumented migrants in the United States have represented themselves in narrative form, entering the struggle for political self-representation by telling their own stories. This interdisciplinary exploration of migrant narratives will interest researchers across American Literary Studies, Citizenship, and Migration Studies.

Spis treści

Introduction: Documenting the Undocumented  Part 1: From Aliens to DREAMers  1. The Making of the "Illegal Alien"  2. A Pathway to Citizenship for "Illegal Aliens"  Part 2: Life Narratives by Undocumented Migrants  3. The Beginnings of the Undocumented Movement: The First Congressional Testimonies  4. The Undocumented Movement Comes of Age: Underground Undergrads: UCLA Undocumented Immigrant Students Speak Out  5. Unapologetic, Unafraid, Undocuqueer: Jose Antonio Vargas’ "Outlaw"  Part 3: Life Writing by Undocumented Migrants  6. From DREAM Act to DACA, from Life Narrative to Life Writing: Dan-el Padilla Peralta’s Undocumented  7. Challenging How to Narrate Undocumentedness: José Ángel N.’s Illegal  Concluding Remarks:
Undocumented in Trump’s America

O autorze

Ina Batzke is Lecturer at the Chair of American Studies at Münster University, Germany, and Visiting Scholar at the Department of History at UC Santa Barbara, California, USA