Joma (Johanna Maria) Thomé
Globalisierung
Titel des Promotionsprojektes
L-hrig as an Emic and Analytical Lens on Illegalised Migration and Border Violence.
In my dissertation, I explore the intricate relationship between "l-hrig" (the act of clandestine migration), as an emic concept understood and practiced by illegalised migrants, and the diverse forms of border violence(s) they experience within the European border regime. Departing from a primary focus on predefined categories of violence, I explain how individuals who engage in l-hrig, known as harraga, conceptualize their mobility, their interactions with border regimes, and what they identify as "difficult" and "harmful" beyond physical violence. By centering the emic perspective of harraga and employing "l-hrig" as an analytical lens, I provide a nuanced understanding of how the act of "burning borders" is intertwined with the experience and understanding of various forms of violence, both visible and invisible, throughout their migration journey. This approach moves beyond solely focusing on the impact of violence on migrants to understanding how their self-defined act of mobility shapes their encounter with and interpretation of violence. Further, I introduce the emic concept of “l-hrig” as a bottom-up approach for understanding migration and mobility beyond legalistic, state-centred and Eurocentric perspectives which also helps to grasp the historical and ongoing colonial legacies that shape the experiences of the harraga and their positioning within the European border regime.
Kontakt: Joma.thome@pm.me
Lebenslauf:
Akademisch:
- 2022-voraussichtlich 2026: Promotion in Sozialwissenschaften am FGCSS, Hochschule Fulda
- 2019-2022: MA in Human Rights in Politics, Law and Society. Hochschule Fulda.
- 2021-2022: Auslandssemester im M.A. Social Work with Refugees. German-Jordanian University (Jordanien).
- 2018-2019: BA of Honours in Outdoor Education. Atlantic Technological University (Irland).
- 2016-2017: Zwei Auslandssemester an der Universitat d’Alacant (Spanien).
- 2014-2016: Ordinary BA in Adventure Tourism Management. Munster Technological University (Irland).
Arbeit:
- 2024-aktuell: Lehrbeauftragte im Fachbereich Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften, Hochschule Fulda
- 2021-2023: Redaktionsassistenz für die Zeitschrift spw
- 2020-aktuell: Mitbegründerin und Co-Koordinatorin des ehrenamtlichen Projekts Mampferando
- 2020: Praktikum im EU-Parlament
Veröffentlichungen:
Thomé, Joma. 2025 (Forthcoming). Taking Terrain Away: How Illegalised Migrants Experience and Counteract Technologies of Mobility Control at the Bosnian-Croatian Border. Special issue STS MIGTEC. NKUA Press: Athens.
Zeitrahmen der Promotion: Zeitraum von 10/2022 bis 10/2026
Auszeichnungen:
- Promotionsstipendium Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
- Promotionsanschubförderung der Hochschule Fulda, März 2022-Mai 2022
- Deutschlandstipendium 2020-2021
- Ehrenamtspreis Engagement Hoch Zehn im Rahmen des Deutschlandstipendiums
- Wuppertaler Ehrenbürgerin
- Wuppertaler Heimatpreis
- Academic Achievement Award (beste Bachelor-Absolventin)
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