Forced displacement Forced displacement (also forced migration) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. The UNHCR defines 'forced displacement' as follows: displaced "as a result of persecution, conflict, g ...

and the experiences of

refugee A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.

asylum seeker An asylum seeker is a person who leaves their country of residence, enters another country and applies for asylum (i.e., international protection) in that other country. An asylum seeker is an immigrant who has been forcibly displaced and m ...

s and otherwise forcibly displaced people became of increasing interest in the

popular culture Popular culture (also called mass culture or pop culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of practices, beliefs, artistic output (also known as, popular art or mass art) and objects that are dominant or prevalent in ...

since 2015 with the

European migrant crisis The 2015 European migrant crisis, also known internationally as the Syrian refugee crisis, was a period of significantly increased movement of refugees and migrants into Europe in 2015, when 1.3 million people came to the continent to request ...

Books

Fiction

* ''Refugee Tales: Volume II: 2'' by

Jackie Kay Jacqueline Margaret Kay, (born 9 November 1961), is a Scottish poet, playwright, and novelist, known for her works ''Other Lovers'' (1993), ''Trumpet'' (1998) and ''Red Dust Road'' (2011). Kay has won many awards, including the Guardian Fictio ...

et al., 2017 * '' Exit West'' by Mohsin Hamid, 2017 * ''Refugee Tales'', by Ali Smith et al., 2016 * ''

What Is the What ''What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng'' is a 2006 novel written by Dave Eggers. It is based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese child refugee who immigrated to the United States under the Lost Boys of Sudan prog ...

'' by

Dave Eggers Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He wrote the 2000 best-selling memoir ''A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius''. Eggers is also the founder of ''Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern'', a lite ...

, 2006 * ''

Refugee Boy ''Refugee Boy'' is a teen novel written by Benjamin Zephaniah. It is a book about Alem Kelo, a 14-year-old refugee from Ethiopia and Eritrea. It was first published by Bloomsbury on 28 August 2001 . The novel was the recipient of the 2002 Ports ...

'' by

Benjamin Zephaniah Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (born 15 April 1958)Gregory, Andy (2002), ''International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002'', Europa, p. 562. . is a British writer and dub poet. He was included in ''The Times'' list of Britain's top 50 post-w ...

, 2001

Children's books

* ''Where Will I Live?'' by Rosemary McCarney, 2017 * ''Stormy Seas. Stories of Young Boat Refugees'' by Mary Beth Leatherdale, 2017 * ''Stepping Stones. A Refugee Family's Journey'' by Margriet Ruurs, 2016 * ''

Refugee A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.

'' by

Alan Gratz Alan Michael Gratz (born January 27, 1972) is the author of 17 novels for young adults including ''Prisoner B-3087'', ''Code of Honor'', ''Grenade'', ''Something Rotten'', and ''Refugee''. Alan Gratz was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He holds a ...

, 2016

Poems

* ''Sisters' Entrance'' by

Emtithal Mahmoud Emtithal "Emi" Mahmoud ( ar, إمتثال "إيمي" محمود; born 1992 or 1993 in Darfur, Sudan) is a Sudanese-American poet and activist, who won the 2015 Individual World Poetry Slam championship. In 2018, she became UNHCR Goodwill Ambassa ...

, 2018

Non-Fiction

* ''The New Odyssey: The Story of Europe's Refugee Crisis'' by Patrick Kingsley, 2017 * ''Cast Away: Stories of Survival from Europe's Refugee Crisis'' by

Charlotte McDonald-Gibson Charlotte McDonald-Gibson is a British journalist, editor, and author. Her first book ''Cast Away'' was published in 2016, her second book ''Far Out'' was published in 2022. Career McDonald-Gibson is a journalist whose career has included five ...

, 2017 * ''Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System'' by Alexander Betts and

Paul Collier Sir Paul Collier, (born 23 April 1949) is a British development economist who serves as the Professor of Economics and Public Policy in the Blavatnik School of Government and the director of the International Growth Centre. He currently is ...

, 2017 * ''Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move'' by Reece Jones, 2017 * '' A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea'' by Melissa Fleming, 2017 * ''Refugee Stories: Seven personal journeys behind the headlines'' by Dave Smith, 2016 * ''City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp'' by

Ben Rawlence Ben Rawlence is a British writer who has written three books: “The Treeline: the last forest and the future of life on earth” (2022) ''Radio Congo: Signals of Hope From Africa's Deadliest War'' (2012) and '' City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the ...

, 2016 * ''The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches from Syria'' by Janine di Giovanni, 2016 * ''Refugee Economies: Forced Displacement and Development'' by Alexander Betts et al., 2016 * ''The Making of the Modern Refugee'' by Peter Gatrell, 2015 * ''The Lightless Sky: My Journey to Safety as a Child Refugee'', by Gulwali Passarlay, 2015 * ''Human Cargo: A Journey Among Refugees'' by

Caroline Moorehead Caroline Mary Moorehead (born 28 October 1944) is a human rights journalist and biographer. Early life Born in London, Moorehead is the daughter of Australian war correspondent Alan Moorehead and his English wife Lucy Milner. She received a B ...

, 2006 * '' They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky'' by Judy A. Bernstein, 2005, is the story three of the

Lost Boys of Sudan The Lost Boys of Sudan refers to a group of over 20,000 boys of the Nuer and Dinka ethnic groups who were displaced or orphaned during the Second Sudanese Civil War (1987–2005). Two million were killed and others were severely affected by th ...

* ''

Escape From Manus Escape From Manus is an autobiographical memoir by Rohingya refugee Jaivet Ealom documenting his escape from the genocide in Myanmar, his journey to Indonesia, his arrest upon arrival in Australia, and detention in Australian offshore detention c ...

,'' 2021 autobiography by ''

Jaivet Ealom Jaivet Ealom is a Toronto-based author, former refugee, refugee advocate, and the only person known to have escaped from Manus Island Detention Centre in Papua New Guinea. Early life Ealom was born in Myanmar where he faced persecution, as a Roh ...

Film

Drama

* '' The Other Side of Hope'' by

Aki Kaurismäki Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), '' Le Havre'' (2011) and '' The Other Side of Hope'' ( ...

, 2017 * ''

Pawo In Vajrayana Buddhism, Pawo ( Wylie: ''dpa' bo''; literally "brave guy") is translated ''hero'' or ''warrior''. Depending on context, it can refer to the ideal of a Vajrayana practitioner; to living people (where it is sometimes used as an honorif ...

'' by Marvin Litwak, 2016 * '' Mediterranea'' by Jonas Carpignano, 2015 * ''Ohthes'' by Panos Karkanevatos, 2015 * ''

Hope Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish ...

'' by Boris Lojkine, 2014 * ''

The Golden Dream ''The Golden Dream'' ( es, La jaula de oro; literally: "The Cage of Gold") is a 2013 Mexican drama film directed by Spanish-born Mexican director Diego Quemada-Díez.Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, ver ...

'' by

, 2011 * ''

In This World ''In This World'' is a 2002 British docudrama directed by Michael Winterbottom. The film follows two young Afghan refugees, Jamal Udin Torabi and Enayatullah, as they leave a refugee camp in Pakistan for a better life in London. Since their jour ...

'' by

Michael Winterbottom Michael Winterbottom (born 29 March 1961) is an English film director. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films—'' Welcome to Sarajevo'', ''Wonderland'' and '' 24 Hour Party People''� ...

, 2002 * '' Baran'' by Majid Majidi, 2001 * ''

Last Resort A last resort is something that is used when all other options have been exhausted. Last Resort or The Last Resort may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Last Resort'' (1986 film), starring Charles Grodin—a comedy set on a trop ...

'' by Paweł Pawlikowski, 2000

Fantasy

* ''

Encanto ''Encanto'' is a 2021 American computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The 60th film produced by the studio, it was directed by Jared Bush ...

'' by

Jared Bush Jared Bush (born June 12, 1974) is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He is best known for co-directing and co-writing the Walt Disney Animation Studios film '' Zootopia'' (2016), writing the film '' Moana'' (2016) and directing and ...

and

Byron Howard Byron P. Howard (born December 26, 1968) is an American animator, character designer, story artist, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as the director of the Walt Disney Animation Studios films '' Bolt'' (2008), ' ...

, 2021

Documentary

* ''Island of the Hungry Ghosts'' by Gabrielle Brady, 2018 * ''Stop the boats'' by Simon V. Kurian, 2018 * ''Watan'' by James L. Brown and Bill Irving, 2018 * '' Human Flow'' by

Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei (, ; born 28 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly ...

, 2017 * ''Warehoused: The forgotten refugees of

Dadaab Dadaab ( so, Dhadhaab) is a semi-arid town in Garissa County, Kenya. It is the site of a UNHCR base hosting 223,420 registered refugees and asylum seekers in three camps (Dagahaley, Hagadera and Ifo) as of 13 May 2019, making it the third-largest ...

'' by Asher Emmanuel and Vincent Vittorio, 2017 * ''Refugee'' by Alexander J. Farrell, 2017 * ''Re-Calais'' by Yann Moix, 2017 * ''69 Minutes of 86 Days'' by Egil Håskjold Larsen, 2017 * ''Hope Road'' by Tom Zubrycki, 2017 * ''

Sea Sorrow ''Sea Sorrow'' is a 2017 British documentary film about child refugees in the European migrant crisis, directed by Vanessa Redgrave. It was shown in the Special Screenings section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. On review aggregator Rotten To ...

'' by

Vanessa Redgrave Dame Vanessa Redgrave (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and activist. Throughout her career spanning over seven decades, Redgrave has garnered numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Television Award, two ...

, 2017 * ''8 Borders, 8 Days'' by Amanda Bailly, 2017 * '' Fire at Sea'' by Gianfranco Rosi, 2016 * ''Ta'ang'' by Wang Bing, 2016 * '' 4.1 Miles'' by Daphne Matziaraki, 2016 * ''Influx'' by Luca Vullo, 2016 * ''The Art of Moving'' by Liliana Dulce Marinho de Sousa, 2016 * ''Between Fences'' by Avi Mograbi, 2016 * ''Stranger in Paradise'' by Guido Hendrikx, 2016 * ''Rifles or Graffiti'' by Jordi Oriola Folch, 2016 * ''Born in Syria'' by Hernán Zin, 2016 * ''The Invisible City: Kakuma'' by Lieven Corthouts, 2016 * ''

Salam Neighbor ''Salam Neighbor'' is a 2015 documentary film by the production companies Living on One Dollar and 1001 MEDIA. The title means "hello" neighbor. The title has a dual meaning as the Arabic word "salam" also means "peace." The film documents the ex ...

'' by Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci, 2015 * ''

Beats of the Antonov ''Beats of the Antonov'' is a documentary film released in 2014. It is a Sudanese-South African coproduction, directed by Sudanese filmmaker Hajooj Kuka and produced by Hajooj Kuka and Steven Markovitz. The film documents the Sudan–SRF conf ...

'' by Hajooj Kuka, 2014 * ''On The Bride's Side'' by Antonio Augugliaro et al., 2014 * '' Moving to Mars'' by Mat Whitecross, 2009 * ''

'' by Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk, 2003

Short film

* ''I am Rebecca'' by Eve Doherty and Kate McCaslin, 2017 * ''I felt it too'' by Iamia Aboukheir, 2017 * ''Only My Voice'' by Myriam Rey, 2017 * ''Refugee'' by Joyce Chen and Emily Moore, 2016 * ''Refugee'' by Adam Tyler, 2016 * '' Lifestories: The Lost Boys of Sudan'' by J.D. Martin, 2008

TV series

* ''Exodus: Our Journey'' was shown on BBC Two in 2017. It started with 3 episodes called ''Exodus: Our Journey to Europe'' and was followed by 3 episodes called ''Exodus: Our Journey Continues''

Theatre

* ''The Claim'' by Tim Cowbury and Mark Maughan, 2017 * ''The Jungle'' by Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson, 2017 * ''Fireworks'' by Dalia Taha and Richard Twyman, 2015 * ''Refugee Boy'' by

Lemn Sissay Lemn Sissay FRSL (born 21 May 1967) is a British author and broadcaster. Sissay was the official poet of the 2012 London Olympics, has been chancellor of the University of Manchester since 2015, and joined the Foundling Museum's board of trus ...

, 2013 * ''

Refugees A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.

'' by Zlatko Topčić, 1999

Painting

* ''

Refugees A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.

'' by

Jēkabs Kazaks Jēkabs Kazaks (18 February 1895, in Riga – 30 November 1920, in Riga) was a Latvian modernist painter. Biography Kazaks was born in a relatively meager surroundings and had to struggle to finish his high school education. He studied at th ...

, 1917

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