Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource
DDC:
302.23
Abstract:
Abstract: This article provides a historical perspective on media practices in refugee camps. Through an analysis of archival material emerging from refugee camps in Germany between 1945 and 2000, roles and functions of media practices in the camp experience among forced migrants are demonstrated. The refugee camp is conceptualized as a heterotopian space, where media practices took place in pre-digital media environments. The archival records show how media practices of refugees responded to the spatial constraints of the camp. At the same time, media practices emerged from the precarious power relations between refugees, administration, and activists. Opportunities, spaces, and access to media practices and technologies were provided, yet at the same time restricted, by the camp structure and administration, as well as created by refugees and volunteers. Media activist practices, such as the voicing of demands for the availability of media, demonstrate how access to media was fought for wi
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Veröffentlichungsversion
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In: Media and Communication ; 7 (2019) 2 ; 207-217
DOI:
10.17645/mac.v7i2.1869
URN:
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019071016071171701591
URL:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019071016071171701591
URL:
https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v7i2.1869
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