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Moving house in migrant narratives: the morphology of housing pathways from an anthropological perspective

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Focusing on migrants’ experiences of moving house in the country of settlement, the study explores the housing pathways of Russian-speaking migrants in Japan over their life courses. This paper emphasizes the need for the anthropology of migration to consider not only the housing events but also the housing pathways experienced by cross-border migrants in receiving countries. It is argued that the act of moving from one accommodation to another plays a crucial role in how migrants develop their biographies and perceptions of self. In addition to investigating house relocation, the study borrows from the Russian formalist school of narratology to examine how migrants narrativize their experiences in stories that intertwine housing pathways and movers’ identities. The study reveals how the instances of moving—and not necessarily the physical qualities of housing—emerge as dynamic forces that initiate migrants into their desired statuses.

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  • Ksenia Golovina, 2024. "Moving house in migrant narratives: the morphology of housing pathways from an anthropological perspective," Housing Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(2), pages 547-564, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:chosxx:v:39:y:2024:i:2:p:547-564
    DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2022.2057932
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