STANDING IN THE DOORWAY: REPRESENTATIONS AND REALITIES OF PUNJABI INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN CANADA.
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| Title: | STANDING IN THE DOORWAY: REPRESENTATIONS AND REALITIES OF PUNJABI INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN CANADA. |
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| Authors: | MAROM, LILACH1, FONTAINE, PAUL2, BRUNNER, LISA RUTH2, CHHINA, GAGUN3 |
| Source: | Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 2026, Vol. 56 Issue 2, p35-51. 17p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Foreign students, *COVID-19 pandemic, *Universities & colleges, Externalities |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada |
| Abstract (English): | This article examines the construction of international students, particularly Punjabi international students, in Canadian policies and mainstream media discourses post-COVID-19. It then juxtaposes these representations with the perspectives of students themselves, as captured through a survey with Punjabi international students transitioning out of British Columbia colleges and teaching universities. Our analysis reveals the fraught dialectic between the policy landscape, media discourses, and Punjabi international students' trajectories. On a policy level, when international students are perceived to hold high economic value with low social costs, they are welcomed; when that perception shifts, they are "Othered." Similarly, media discourses represent Punjabi international students in complex and often contradictory ways as victims, system abusers, commodities, and strains on infrastructure. In contrast, Punjabi international students largely see themselves as young people striving to build better futures, buying into the "Canadian dream" while simultaneously navigating processes that render them vulnerable to exploitation and Othering. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (French): | Cet article analyse la construction des étudiants internationaux, en particulier des étudiants internationaux pendjabis, au sein des politiques canadiennes et des discours médiatiques dominants dans l'après-COVID-19. Il juxtapose ensuite ces représentations avec les perspectives des étudiants eux-mêmes, recueillies au moyen d'une enquête menée auprès des étudiants pendjabis en transition depuis des collèges et des universités axés sur l'enseignement en Colombie-Britannique. Notre analyse met en évidence la dialectique tendue qui se déploie entre le paysage politique, les discours médiatiques et les trajectoires des étudiants pendjabis. Sur le plan des politiques publiques, lorsque les étudiants internationaux sont perçus comme générant une forte valeur économique tout en engendrant de faibles coûts sociaux, ils sont accueillis favorablement; lorsque cette perception se modifie, ils sont « altérisés ». De même, les discours médiatiques représentent les étudiants internationaux pendjabis de manière complexe et souvent contradictoire: tantôt comme des victimes, des abuseurs du système, des marchandises, ou encore comme un poids pour les infrastructures. En contraste, les perceptions des étudiants internationaux pendjabis mettent en lumière de jeunes personnes qui s'efforcent de construire un avenir meilleur, adhérant au « rêve canadien » tout en devant naviguer des processus qui les rendent vulnérables à l'exploitation et à l'altérisation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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