The book «Uninvited Guests» by Ervin Shehu is an autoethnographic and historical study that examines the thirty-year trajectory of Albanian migration to Greece. Through personal narratives and analysis of historical data, the author explores the experiences, challenges, and integration strategies of Albanian migrants, shedding light on the social and cultural dynamics that have evolved during […]
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Free. Coming of Age at the End of History
This autobiographical narrative reflects on the meaning of freedom through the lens of personal and generational transformation. Set against a backdrop of profound societal change, the author explores themes such as identity, belonging, family, and the tension between private experience and public discourse. The book combines memoir with philosophical and political reflection, offering a nuanced […]
Testimonies of Albanian immigrants
This book presents a series of personal narratives that document the lived experiences of Albanian migrants in Greece. Through in-depth interviews, the book explores their journeys of migration, the challenges they faced, and the ways they navigated integration into Greek society. It offers valuable insight into the social, cultural, and emotional dimensions of migration, highlighting […]
All cats are beautiful
The book constitutes an autobiographical narrative that explores the experience of intersecting identities and cultural entrapment, through the lens of migration and the quest for belonging. Through personal testimonies, it reveals the sociopolitical mechanisms of categorization, stigmatization, and the construction of national and cultural otherness within the Greek, Albanian, Cypriot, and broader European contexts. The […]
A Short Border Handbook
Border Handbook offers a concise yet critical reflection on the multifaceted nature of borders—geopolitical, cultural, and symbolic. It interrogates how borders are constructed, experienced, and contested, drawing from interdisciplinary perspectives such as political geography, migration studies, and critical theory. The text provides tools for understanding borders not only as physical demarcations but as dynamic processes […]
The Swallows of Kabul
In hot Kabul, amidst the ruins of war, two men and two women search for the meaning of their lives: a fallen bourgeois, a lawyer forbidden to practice her profession, a prison guard annihilated in the shadow of public executions, a terminally ill wife. Through this search for human dignity, the torment of a nation […]
Illegal’ traveller: An auto-ethnography of borders.
This work explores the lived experience of border crossing through an auto-ethnographic lens, focusing on the socio-political constructions of legality and identity. By situating personal narrative within broader geopolitical contexts, the author critically engages with concepts of statehood, migration, and the bureaucratic production of illegality. The study challenges dominant discourses around mobility and belonging, offering […]
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