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Khosravi - Illegal' Traveller
Khosravi - Illegal' Traveller
Khosravi - Illegal' Traveller
Research Questions: What are the experiences for migrant rights in the
circumstances of transnational travel and globalization, and
how do the experiences of undocumented migrants
undermine socially created notions of legality, citizenship,
and political borders?
Research Answers: Shahram Khosravi's book "Illegal Traveller: An Auto-
Ethnography of Borders" offers a complex and convincing
response to the research question by bringing the topic of
geopolitically disadvantaged groups to life and pointing out
the challenges faced by migrants as a result of
institutionalized immigration law enforcement. Khosravi's
writings argue for a reevaluation of migrant rights by
challenging essentialized conceptions of the migrant
experience and highlighting the role and power of migrants.
The book also offers understandable arguments of migrant
rights by analyzing common terms like "criminal," "illegal,"
and "border" and demonstrating them as inaccurate
stereotypes.