Joglekar Shreepad – Cyland Video Archive https://videoarchive.cyland.org Video Archive Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:54:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.25 Immigrant Strategie https://videoarchive.cyland.org/video_archive/immigrant-strategie/ Fri, 12 Jan 2018 11:23:04 +0000 http://videoarchive.cyland.org/?post_type=video_archive&p=10519 Two activities core to the immigrant experience are waiting, and proving legal status. In the face of adversities the immigrant life is suspended in a stagnant yet uncertain condition. The strategy that seems to work most effectively in such circumstances is that of defiant acceptance. This is different from civil disobedience, as the immigrant, unlike … Continue reading "Immigrant Strategie"

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]]> Two activities core to the immigrant experience are waiting, and proving legal status. In the face of adversities the immigrant life is suspended in a stagnant yet uncertain condition. The strategy that seems to work most effectively in such circumstances is that of defiant acceptance. This is different from civil disobedience, as the immigrant, unlike a citizen, has no civic value. Evolving from biographical contexts the Immigrant Strategy attempts to simulate a generic method for individual empowerment against adversities. This ‘single-shot’ video piece was produced at the Roehampton University, London.

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