Embodied Placemaking: Filipina Migrant Domestic Workers’ Neighborhood in Beirut

Based on a larger ethnographic project that investigates the spatial impact of the kafala (sponsorship) system on the access and mobility of migrant domestic workers (MDWs) in Beirut, Lebanon, this paper focuses on embodiment and the placemaking of Filipina MDWs in the city. From a theoretical lens...

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Main Author: Dalia Zein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies 2020-10-01
Series:Mashriq & Mahjar
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Online Access:https://lebanesestudies.ojs.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/mashriq/article/view/276