Jesse speaks with Dr. Julia Morris, author of the book Asylum and Extraction in the Republic of Nauru. It's a great book and tremendous piece of research which deeply informed our series on Nauru. If you haven't listened to the previous two episodes of our series on Nauru, you may want to check those out first.

Dr. Morris is Assistant Professor of International Studies at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where she researches migration policy with a focus on western outsourcing of asylum processing and offshore detention to other nations- often “former” colonial holdings. Her research has taken her to Australia, Geneva, Fiji, Jordan, Guatemala, Jordan, and of course, the Republic of Nauru.

In her book Asylum and Extraction in the Republic of Nauru,
she traces the path of extractive colonial industry imposed on the island nation by multiple countries throughout its history, particularly Australia. She draws parallels between the industries of phosphate mining and offshore detention, exploring how media representations and discourses in Australia have helped these industries grow and create toxic legacies for Nauruans and migrants.

Jesse's Notes:

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Special thanks to Dr. Julia Morris for taking the time to speak with us!

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