How Do We Tell The Stories We Choose to Tell on Representation and Migration (Watch)
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Three recent events in the month of June in Malta serve as the starting point for a reflection on representation, belonging and the stories society chooses to tell.
This podcast by Regine Nguini explores how migration is portrayed in public discourse through three recent developments:
the racist attacks directed at former election candidate Omar Rababah;
the latest shipwreck in the Mediterranean that claimed at least eleven lives,
and the publication on social media of photos showing migrants apprehended during a police operation.
The podcast examines how repeated images and narratives can shape perceptions of entire communities, often reducing migrants to stories of crisis, controversy or tragedy.
The commentary argues that migrants in Malta are not only the subjects of headlines about irregularity or loss at sea, but are also professionals, parents, neighbours, artists and active contributors to the country's social and economic life.
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