Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction. The Refugee Story as Part of the Story of Metro Detroit
Chapter 1. Destination Detroit: The Refugee as a Means of Economic Revitalization
Chapter 2. Refugees Not Welcome: The Refugee as a Threatening Figure
Chapter 3. The Refugee as a Vote Getter: The Political Fight over the Figure of the Refugee
Chapter 4. Refugees Welcome: The Refugee as a Test of Our Collective Character
Chapter 5. Detroit as Deportation Central for Chaldean Refugees: Representation of a Refugee Group in Narrow Christian Terms
Chapter 6. Unsettling Refugee Discourse through Art and Culture: Attempting to Move beyond the Stock Figure of the Refugee
Concluding Thoughts
References
Index