Between Here and There: Notions of Home and Sense of Belonging in the Context of Migration

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/disertaciones/a.4897

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Published: Dec 8, 2017
Issue: Vol. 11 No. 1 (2018): (Jan-Jun) Audience and Reception Studies: Minority Audiences and New Mediations
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Keywords: Migration identity home United States Mexico

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  Ricardo Gomez
Universidad de Washington

Abstract

The problem of identifying one’s home is especially difficult for migrants, who live elsewhere than their place of origin. It is particularly difficult for those who don’t have legal immigration status. Since they have no legal recognition or rights, they are in constant risk of being detained and deported. Using participatory photography and interviews, a process we call fotohistorias (photo histories), we explore the human experience related to migration in the United States and at the uS-Mexico border. This paper discusses the notions of home and sense of belonging that emerge from experiences shared by migrants in these two different contexts. Different notions of “what is home” and “where do I belong” came to light, reflecting different degrees of transience and impermanence in daily life.
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Gomez, R. (2017). Between Here and There: Notions of Home and Sense of Belonging in the Context of Migration. Anuario Electrónico De Estudios En Comunicación Social "Disertaciones", 11(1), 169–194. https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/disertaciones/a.4897
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