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THEMATIC

CFP 18 - Thematic: The Border Crossed Me: Shifting Lifeworlds of Immigration
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Sponsors: Crime and Justice
Critical Race and Ethnic Study
Labor Studies
Law and Society

Organizers: Miltonette Olivia Craig, Sam Houston State University
Rafia Javaid Mallick, Georgia State University
Foroogh Mohammadi, Acadia University

Presider: Rafia Javaid Mallick, Georgia State University

Description: 

This session critically examines the lived experiences of immigrants navigating the profound social and psychological shifts precipitated by global migration. Moving beyond traditional narratives, we explore the idea that immigrants are not merely crossing borders; rather, borders—in their legal, social, and cultural forms—actively cross and reconstitute their lives. Presentations explore themes of racialization, belonging, and identity formation within transnational social fields. We investigate how immigrants and their descendants negotiate power, agency, and resistance within these contested spaces, offering a nuanced analysis of the constantly evolving lifeworlds shaped by the relentless movement of political and social borders.

Papers:

“Between Home and Host: Precarity and Psychological Well-Being in the Lifeworlds of African Immigrants,” Deborah Omontese, University of South Florida

“Fugitivity as Resistance: Precarious Futures and Mystical Belonging among UndocuAsian Students,” Siyue Lena Wang, University of California, Los Angeles

“Latin American Experiences in the NYC Migrant Crisis,” Edwin Grimsley, Felicia Arriaga, Masooma Amin, Daisy Flores and Nishanthini Mahendran, Baruch College, CUNY

“Managing Risk: Legal Intermediaries and Racialization of Immigration Enforcement,” Fadilat Olasupo, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

“Marginal Sovereignty: A Case for Tribal Nations as Borderlands,” Jesús Ayala-Candia, University of California, San Diego

“The Lived Experience of New Americans in Brookings, South Dakota: A Transcendental Phenomenology,” Doriane E. Paso, North Dakota State University

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