Forced migration, oceanic humanitarianism, and the paradox of danger and saviour of a Vietnamese refugee boat journey
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Damousi, Joy, Nelli, Filippo, Nguyen Austen, Anh, Toffoli, Alessandro and Tomsic, Mary. (2022). Forced migration, oceanic humanitarianism, and the paradox of danger and saviour of a Vietnamese refugee boat journey. The Historical Journal. 65(2), pp. 505-526. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X21000595
Authors | Damousi, Joy, Nelli, Filippo, Nguyen Austen, Anh, Toffoli, Alessandro and Tomsic, Mary |
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Abstract | The ocean is a central site of escape, danger, and rescue for refugees. It is also a place where oceanic humanitarianism is enacted. In histories of refugee migration, the combination of the ocean, weather, and climate in determining the fate of refugees has not been adequately examined. This article provides a critical analysis of a Vietnamese refugee boat journey in 1982, to demonstrate the paradoxical nature of the ocean as both a site of danger and saviour. Conventional historical methodologies alone cannot capture the complex role of the ocean and the weather in determining boat refugee journeys and rescues. Interdisciplinary research between historians and ocean engineers provides new evidence and understanding of how the ocean and weather influences the outcomes of refugees seeking asylum by boat. Numerical model predictions of sea state and ship motion – which enables the vessel's journey in past environmental conditions to be understood – integrated within historical analysis contributes to a fuller and more complex understanding of the nexus between environmental conditions and forced migration journeys. Ocean engineering produces a scientific narrative that historians can use, alongside oral histories and other sources, to theorize the ocean as an active agent. |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | The Historical Journal |
Journal citation | 65 (2), pp. 505-526 |
ISSN | 0018-246X |
1469-5103 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X21000595 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85111254571 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 505-526 |
Author's accepted manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 21 Jul 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 18 Mar 2022 |
Supplemental file | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
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