How media and conflicts make migrants

Front Matter -- Contents -- List Of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Conflict, Media And Displacement In The Twenty-first Century -- How Postcolonial Innocence And White Amnesia Shape Our Understanding Of Global Conflicts -- Interlude 1: Global Power And Media Absences -- War Narratives: Making Sense Of Conflict -- Interlude 2: Songs, Jokes, Movies And Other Diversions -- Social Media, Mutual Aid And Solidarity Movements As A Response To Institutional Breakdown -- Interlude 3: How It Feels To Be Made A Migrant: Restrictions, Frustration And Longing The Processes Of Migrantification: How Displaced People Are Made Into 'migrants' -- Interlude 4: Telling Stories About War Differently -- Refusing The Demand For Sad Stories -- Conclusion: Unsettling Dominant Narratives About Migration In A Time Of Flux -- Bibliography -- Index Kirsten Forkert, Federico Oliveri, Gargi Bhattacharyya And Janna Graham. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.