Forced displacement in popular culture

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Forced displacement and the experiences of refugees, asylum seekers and otherwise forcibly displaced people became of increasing interest in the popular culture since 2015 with the European migrant crisis.

Contents

Books

Fiction

Children's books

  • Where Will I Live? by Rosemary McCarney, 2017 [5]
  • Stormy Seas. Stories of Young Boat Refugees by Mary Beth Leatherdale, 2017 [6]
  • Stepping Stones. A Refugee Family's Journey by Margriet Ruurs, 2016 [7]
  • Refugee by Alan Gratz, 2016 [8]

Poems

Non-fiction

Film

Drama

Fantasy

Documentary

Short film

TV series

Theatre

Painting

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