Technologies in/of Exile
This chapter observes how technologies and more generally digital connectivity have affected the mobility of refugees during their journey to Europe. The findings presented in this chapter draw on a series of semi-structured interviews I conducted with Sy
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Mediating the Refugee Crisis “Mediating the ‘refugee crisis’ is a well-researched book that reveals how the border is constituted as a performative and intensely mediated space that regulates transnational mobility but also Europe as a hierarchical political, ethical and communicative project. Marino’s sophisticated account shows how communication technologies become core to migration governance in Europe, but also how vital they are for migrants to contest and resist its repressive power” —Myria Georgiou, Professor of Media and Communications, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science “Dr. Marino’s pioneering book breaks a new ground in understanding more collective processes and the power dynamics involved in the appropriation of digital technologies in the context of the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe. It provides important theoretical and empirical insights for interdisciplinary research in refugee studies, social sciences and technology, as well as for policymakers, practitioners, NGOs, refugee advocates, and refugee groups themselves. This book is an entry point to deeper reflections on technological mediations shaping contemporary governance of migration, as well as refugees’ experiences and solidarity networks. A major accomplishment!” —Amanda Alencar, Assistant Professor in Media and Migration, Department of Media & Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam “In this timely book, Sara Marino offers new crucial insights on the politics of technological mediation in the context of Fortress Europe. The argument draws on original and rich empirical material alongside a wide array of critical theories from across relevant fields. Readers are presented with a lucid, and at times confronting account of how mobile subjects variously face a ‘nervous system of techno-power’ co-shaped by border regimes, humanitarian agencies, the militaryindustrial complex, as well as migrant activist and solidarity groups. Astutely, Marino offers a corrective to academic discourse by amplifying refugee voices and experiences, alongside tech for good activist perspectives. This is an urgent move because the point of view of institutions remains dominant. The social justice oriented, critical vocabulary proposed by Marino is highly generative. The framework renders intelligible the assemblage of actors and the myriad of invisibilized mechanisms of border-making and contestation. The evocative concepts of ‘technologies-of-exile’, ‘technologies-in-exile’, ‘mindful filtering’, among others, will become important reference points for students and researchers interested in the interdisciplinary research area of digital migration studies. Opening up new
research directions, this monograph is highly recommended to media and migration researchers, cultural geographers and anthropologists, sociologists, and political scientists committed to understanding the intricacies of the techno-mediation of bordering, surveillance, humanitarianism and contestation” —Koen Leurs, Assistant Professor in G
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