Tenancy and housing rights of racialized international students

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dc.contributor.advisor Krishnamurti, Sailaja, 1976-
dc.coverage.spatial Nova Scotia
dc.creator Arumugam, Ahrthyh
dc.date.accessioned 2023-10-03T15:47:28Z
dc.date.available 2023-10-03T15:47:28Z
dc.date.issued 2023-08-24
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/31846
dc.description 1 online resource (176 pages) : colour illustrations, colour charts, colour graphs
dc.description Includes abstract.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-176).
dc.description.abstract This thesis examines violations of tenancy and housing rights of racialized international students (RIS) in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. It explores the factors that influence tenancy and housing options available to RIS, such as the internationalization of post-secondary education institutions and financialization of the housing sector in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. It investigates the distinctive relationships between RIS’ experiences of tenancy and housing rights violations and their resilience. The interactions of RIS’ multiple identities such as race, regional origin, nationality, gender, socio-economic status (SES), Canadian citizenship status, age, and education level with external factors are studied to understand RIS’ perceptions of resilience using their own voices. This thesis makes two central arguments. First, RIS preferred social support over institutionalized support services. RIS participants avoided disputing violations of their tenancy and housing rights due to perceived repercussions to their legal status as non-permanent residents in Canada as well as the tangible consequences in their social relations with rental property administrators. Second, participants revealed carefully woven webs of strategies to navigate challenges and to achieve optimum wellness characterized by physical, emotional, and psychological safety. I developed the concept of <i>states of embodied awareness</i> to understand RIS’ self-defined and unique forms of resilience. en_CA
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dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcsh Students, Foreign -- Housing -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax Regional Municipality (N.S.)
dc.subject.lcsh Discrimination in housing -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax Regional Municipality (N.S.)
dc.subject.lcsh Students, Foreign -- Services for -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax Regional Municipality (N.S.)
dc.subject.lcsh Housing -- Social aspects -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax Regional Municipality (N.S.)
dc.subject.lcsh Housing -- Economic aspects -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax Regional Municipality (N.S.)
dc.subject.lcsh Resilience (Personality trait) -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax Regional Municipality (N.S.)
dc.title Tenancy and housing rights of racialized international students en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Master of Arts in Women and Gender Studies
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Women and Gender Studies
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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