ABSTRACT
This chapter probes the possibilities of reflexive practice of the exile. Exile, as an idea and experience, fosters reflection and creation prompting alternative renderings of the international. The exile exists simply because they do not fit within the status quo of the international. Exile is incisive as it is interdisciplinary in nature and provides a contrapuntal narrative to mainstream discourses of international relations (IR). Rendered voiceless, unable to communicate their own experiences, exiled peoples can experience trauma. To live in exile is to be without the relationships that sustain one's very natures. Not only does the exile live in the absence of a community, they can find themselves separated from friends, family and various institutions that help them navigate their daily lives. They are labelled pathological and amoral owing to the challenge they pose to modern institutional design. Consequently, the traumatic experiences of the exile unfold in isolation.
