Professor Jonathan Darling jonathan.m.darling@durham.ac.uk
Professor
In this commentary, I take Nick Gill’s discussion of the ‘suppression of welcome’ and the politics of hospitality, as a starting point for reflection on how ‘cultures of welcome’ are produced. In exploring the work of those supporting asylum seekers and refugees in Sheffield, UK, I argue that welcome may encompass a range of practices, with varying levels of intention and recognition attached. Yet what draws these practices together are two factors, first, a positive engagement with difference that holds the potential to promote solidaristic, or at the very least non-violent, relations. And second, a fragility that means that welcome is always at risk of being suppressed or commandeered for other purposes. In considering the implications of the ‘suppression of welcome’, I argue for a focus on welcoming as a negotiated process that involves varying durations, demands and levels of commitment.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 19, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 31, 2018 |
Publication Date | Oct 31, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Nov 13, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 13, 2018 |
Journal | Fennia. |
Electronic ISSN | 1798-5617 |
Publisher | Suomen Maantieteellinen Seura |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 196 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 220-224 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.11143/fennia.75756 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1313704 |
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