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The governance of queer migration and asylum in Europe has been shaped by colonial legacies of racial, sexual, and gendered othering. Central to these legacies is the demand - reproduced in humanitarianism and beyond - that queer migrants render their private lives visible to receive hospitality, recognition, or care.
Engaging an unruly archive of film, documentary, photography, and performance art, this book explores narratives that refuse or complicate this demand for visibility. Arguing that listening to hauntings and other absences can reveal novel insights into the politics of visibility, the book contributes to debates across border studies, queer theory, and postcolonial studies.
‘Abbey's work is an original and powerful analysis of the hauntings in queer migration cultural production against a sophisticated understanding of European colonial bordering.’ Nuno Ferreira, Professor of Law, University of Sussex
Introduction: The Limits of Proving Otherwise
1. Demanding Proof, Faking the Truth
2. Categories, History, and Fetishized Difference
3. Vulnerability, Agency, and the Limits of Hospitality
4. The Humanity of the Anonymous
5. Temporary Enclaves, Ephemeral Belongings
Conclusion: Neither Accepting nor Denying the Figure