Political Protest and Undocumented Immigrant Youth

Political Protest and Undocumented Immigrant Youth (Re-)Framing Testimonio - InterAmerican Research

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What does it mean to be a young undocumented immigrant? Current public debate on undocumented immigration provokes discussion worldwide, and it is estimated that there are more than 11.1 million undocumented immigrants in the US, yet what it really means to be an undocumented immigrant appears less explicitly delineated in the debate.

This interdisciplinary volume applies theories from Media, Cultural, and Literary Studies to investigate how undocumented immigrant youth in the United States have claimed a public voice by publishing their video narratives on YouTube. Case studies show how political protest significantly shapes these videos as activists narrate and perform their 'dispossession', redefining their understanding of the mechanisms of immigration in the Americas, and of home, belonging, and identity. The impact of the videos is explored as the activists connect them to Congressional bills and present their activities as a continuation of the legacy of the civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s.

This book will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and students involved in debates on migration, communication, new media, culture, protest movements and political lobbying.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780815378525
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 305.2350869120973
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 218
Weight: 506g
Height: 241mm
Width: 161mm
Spine width: 21mm