Homing beyond boundaries

Abstract

This volume of creative encounters, Homing beyond Boundaries, explores the lived meanings of home as expressed by Ethiopian migrants navigating displacement, war, and longing. Originating from a public dialogue at Antropologidagene in Trondheim, the project centers on poetic expressions of “homing” as embodied, affective experience rather than abstract theory. Set against the backdrop of Ethiopia's Tigray conflict (2020–2022), three contributors—Ethiopian migrants studying in Norway—share their homing journeys through stories of food, family photographs, and the fragile presence of hope. The poetic format invites readers into a shared space of recognition and resonance, illuminating the fractured, sensory textures of exile, and belonging.