Mlambo, Nelson2014-05-192014-05-192013Mlambo, N. (2013). Metaphors of migration and survival: Negotiating crisis times through seeking alternative spaces. PROGRESS Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 3(1), 58-74.2026-7096http://hdl.handle.net/10628/467This paper is about the fictional representation of the tenacity, innovativeness and agency displayed by people who seek to better their living conditions and survive socio-economic and political cesspools. The aim is to demonstrate how political boundaries are surmounted and the various means used to migrate as a way to be in the diaspora and better one’s condition. A worst case scenario of Zimbabwe under a crisis is used to demonstrate the resilience and resourcefulness of ordinary people as they struggle to migrate and embrace global citizenry.enMetaphorsMigration metaphorsSurvival metaphorsAlternative spacesZimbabwe crisisUbuntuArticle