
The Gender of Borders
Book chapter « A migratory journey between vulnerability and agency: the case of queer exiles in Istanbul » by Öykü Aytacoglu in « The Gender of Borders: Embodied Narratives of Migration, Violence and Agency », edited By Jane Freedman, Alice Latouche, Adelina Miranda, Nina Sahraoui, Glenda Santana de Andrade, Elsa Tyszler https://www.routledge.com/The-Gender-of-Borders-Embodied-Narratives-of-Migration-Violence-and-Agency/Freedman-Latouche-Miranda-Sahraoui-Andrade-Tyszler/p/book/9781032127255 This book brings an intersectional perspective to border studies, drawing on case studies from across the world to consider the ways in which notably gender and race dynamics change the ways in which people cross international borders, and how diffuse and virtual borders impact on migrants’ experiences. By bringing together 11 ethnographies, the book demonstrates the necessity for in-depth empirical research to understand the class, gender and race inequalities that shape contemporary