Stories too big for a case file: Unaccompanied young people confront the hostile environment in pandemic times

Aissatou, Prokopiou, E., Leon, L., Mika, Mirfat, Osman, Iyambo, P., Rosen, R., Rebin, Meetoo, V. and Zak (2022) Stories too big for a case file: Unaccompanied young people confront the hostile environment in pandemic times. Sociological Research Online. 27(3), pp. 550-558. 1360-7804.

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Abstract:	What imagery best evokes the violence unaccompanied child migrants feel when asked, or made, to tell their story over and over, as well as the violence of not being asked nor being heard? How can we show both strength and struggle in difficult times and often uncaring places such as the UK’s hostile migration regime? Taking these questions as a jumping off point, this article offers three key responses, drawing on experiences of co-producing the research-based film, Stories too big for a case file, which accompanies this text. These reflections highlight the importance of participatory, change-oriented research that ‘cares’ for participants; the value of creative forms of knowledge production and aesthetic modes of expression for communicating the affective complexities of research material; and, the importance of turning the representational gaze outwards towards systems and institutions to avoid situating social inequities as individual failings and to, instead, invite viewers to ‘walk together’ in solidarity with research interlocutors.
Creators:	Aissatou, Prokopiou, Evangelia, Leon, Lucy, Mika, Mirfat, Osman, Iyambo, Pauline, Rosen, Rachel, Rebin, Meetoo, Veena and Zak
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:	Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences
Date:	6 October 2022
Date Type:	Publication
Page Range:	pp. 550-558
Journal or Publication Title:	Sociological Research Online
Volume:	27
Number:	3
Language:	English
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1177/13607804211064914
ISSN:	1360-7804
Status:	Published / Disseminated
Refereed:	Yes
Related URLs:	https://pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/public...
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/17315

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