Negotiating crises interpretations: The global rhetorical arena of the 2018 migrant caravan “crisis”

Iannacone, Jeannette I.

doi:10.1016/j.pubrev.2021.102034

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“…In this way, the Stories execute violence in their upholding of an unequal and oppressive system in the name of organizational survival-ultimately enacting a violence that, as Durazo (2007) described, may not be directly breeding but is surely keeping injustice. The Stories exemplify the symbolic violence of imposing certain meanings as legitimate while denying and/or limiting others, a discursive act frequently levied against migrants and migrant communities (Iannacone, 2021a).…”

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“…Violence against these populations goes unmarked in ways that serve to benefit sovereign states (McKinnon, 2018). Even in “welcoming” stories about refugees and migrants, the media often misconstrue the realities of fleeing sociopolitical violence or pigeonhole refugees around themes of helplessness, fitting migrants to particular tropes (Iannacone, 2021a; Sánchez & Lillie, 2019). Additionally, many migrants lack the agency and opportunity for self-representation in mass communication, as the media frequently showcase a preference for humanitarian organization representatives (Sánchez & Lillie, 2019).…”

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Violent Enactments and Erasures: A Western Capitalist Ontology of Labor in Organizational Rhetoric About Resettled Syrian Refugees

Iannacone

2023

Management Communication Quarterly

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With more than half of Syria’s population forced to flee their homes over nearly a decade, the narrative of Syrian refugees has evolved to reflect the realities of their displacement. The purpose of this article is to critique how the rhetoric of organizations meant to serve resettled Syrian refugees can also perpetuate dominant neoliberal and capitalist ideologies that result in harmful discursive practices. More specifically, this essay uses a thematic narrative analysis to examine the manifestation of a Western capitalist ontology of labor in the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) “Stories” of Syrian refugees. The narratives perpetuated the entrepreneurial ideal, individualized systemic labor challenges, and privileged the organization’s intervention and voice. The analysis subsequently juxtaposes how an organization meant to protect and advocate for refugees can be discursively violent through the enactment of Western, colonizing representations and erasures.

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confidence: 99%

Section: The Syrian Refugee Crisis Resettlement and The Role Of The U...mentioning

confidence: 99%