Essays about: "Hannah Atkins"

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  1. 1. Healthy Enough to Enter? : Exploring the nexus of the body and the border through South African visa medical requirements

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och välfärdsstudier

    Author : Hannah Atkins; [2019]
    Keywords : migration; biopolitics; health; south africa; visas; borders; health securitization;

    Abstract : Visitors to South Africa wishing to stay in the country for longer than three months are required to submit a medical report which makes room for a host of physical and mental “defects”, including leprosy, venereal disease, trachoma, disabilities and mental health disorders ranging from addictions to epilepsy. The form appears to be an object that points to a multiplicity of interpretations as well as inconsistencies. READ MORE