Abstract:The introduction, “Architecture and History in a Refugee Camp,” The Introduction, “Architecture and History in a Refugee Camp,” asks what we learn when we look closely at a refugee camp, and argues for understanding it not as object but event, one that unfolds into lifeworlds of migration. It situates an architecture of migration as a theoretical vantage point from which to understand enclosures. It provides sociospatial and historical context for the Dadaab refugee camps, as spaces where forces of belonging, … Show more
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