Abandoned Refugee Vehicles “In the Middle of Nowhere”
Vehicles abandoned by multinational refugees during the winter 2015–2016 in northern Finnish Lapland’s border checkpoints represent an offshoot of the ongoing global refugee crisis on the so-called “Arctic Route” to Europe via Russia. In the summer 2016 this material reminder of refugee mobility van...
| Published in: | Journal of Contemporary Archaeology |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Equinox Publishing
2017
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/jca.31697 https://journal.equinoxpub.com/JCA/article/download/10473/12503 |
| Summary: | Vehicles abandoned by multinational refugees during the winter 2015–2016 in northern Finnish Lapland’s border checkpoints represent an offshoot of the ongoing global refugee crisis on the so-called “Arctic Route” to Europe via Russia. In the summer 2016 this material reminder of refugee mobility vanished almost totally, as the vehicles were auctioned in a show for promoting Lapland tourism. This photo-essay highlights and discusses some of the manifold aspects connected to this flow of refugees, including, for instance, the ethical concerns of trivializing refugee issues intertwined with a host of global larger-scale matters, or using their material heritage for stimulating recreational mobility in these marginalized northern regions. |
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