Matters of careMatters of care is a concept introduced by Amade M'charek and Julia Black (2020). M'charek and Black argue that caring for bodies of people who died in migration "with dignity and respect – through counting, listing and mapping the dead as well as through attempts at identifying the individual bodies – produces proximity with the dead and accountability for deadly... More is a concept introduced by Amade M’charek and Julia Black (2020). M’charek and Black argue that caring for bodies of people who died in migration “with dignity and respect – through counting, listing and mapping the dead as well as through attempts at identifying the individual bodies – produces proximity with the dead and accountability for deadly border management regimes“ (M’charek and Black 2020: 86).
Literature:
M’charek, Amade and Julia Black. 2020. “Engaging Bodies as Matters of careMatters of care is a concept introduced by Amade M'charek and Julia Black (2020). M'charek and Black argue that caring for bodies of people who died in migration "with dignity and respect – through counting, listing and mapping the dead as well as through attempts at identifying the individual bodies – produces proximity with the dead and accountability for deadly... More Counting and Accounting for DeathDeath is physical, biological and social phenomena. Death as social phenomena remains present in society and is handled symbolically after life is over. ... More During Migration”. In Border Deaths. Causes, Dynamics and Consequences of Migration-related Mortality. Paolo Cuttitta and Tamara Last, eds. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 85-102.