Stories Too Big for a Case File: Unaccompanied Young People Confront the Hostile Environment in Pandemic Times

Aissatou, Evangelia Prokopiou, Lucy Leon, Musharraf Abdullayeva, Mirfat, Osman, Pauline Iyambo, Rachel Rosen, Rebin, Veena Meetoo and Zak
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Aissatou: Children Caring on the Move
Evangelia Prokopiou: University of Northampton, UK
Lucy Leon: University College London, UK
Musharraf Abdullayeva: Children Caring on the Move
Mirfat: Children Caring on the Move
Osman: Children Caring on the Move
Pauline Iyambo: Children Caring on the Move
Rachel Rosen: University College London, UK
Rebin: Children Caring on the Move
Veena Meetoo: University College London, UK
Zak: Children Caring on the Move

Sociological Research Online, 2022, vol. 27, issue 3, 550-558

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.

Keywords: care; COVID; migration; hostile environment; online research; participatory research; separated child migrants; unaccompanied asylum seeking children (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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