Dislocation, Refugee Crisis and Transnationalism: A Diasporic Reading of Pin’s Wandering Souls

Abstract

This study explores the traumatic terrain of dislocation and refugee crisis in Pin’s (2023) Wandering Souls, tracing the vulnerable journeys of those dislodged by war and historical rupture. The research tends to shed light on the lived realities of refugees the factors that escalate their precarity, the cultural and social clashes they must mediate, and the buoyancy they display. By applying a diasporic lens, the novel is read not only as a narrative of flight, but as an introspection on memory, belonging, and the ache of alienation that reflects displaced lives. UsingVan Hear’s (2014) framework on Refugees, Diaspora, and Transnationalism, the study elucidates Pin’s narrative by exploring networks of migration and refugee crisis. The findings of the research highlight the interwoven experiences of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants emerging from a devastated landscape, unveiling how identities are shattered and then reshaped across borders and how the diasporically conscious victims are forced to live in the space between homeland and host land. The findings of the research underscore the emotional and political complexities embedded in the global refugee crisis. Finally, the research tends to increase the understanding of displacement and refugee crisis and highlight the resilience, optimism, and cultural contributions of people who carry their broken worlds into new places of belonging.

Keywords: Dislocation, Refugee Crisis, Diaspora, Transnationalism, Wandering Souls (2023)