Beyond Heroes and Villains: How can we better understand refugee and asylum seeker stories?
Does the media typically represent asylum seekers and refugees fairly? Could it do a better job at representing them?
Does the media typically represent asylum seekers and refugees fairly? Could it do a better job at representing them?
Friday 12 June 2020 | 8 minutes 35 seconds
Does the media typically represent asylum seekers and refugees fairly? Could it do a better job at representing them? LSE PhD researcher and journalist Rob Sharp has been working with asylum seekers and refugees to explore how innovative participatory creative storytelling techniques can give voice to their experiences. This short film features participants and three short stories from the Comfrey Project in Gateshead.