Identities of Migration: A Narrative-Based Approach to the Studies of Social Representation

ISBN-13: 9783631805060 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 230 str.

Debora Costa

Opis

This book reflects upon the main methodologies used in the studies of representation in the context of migration to suggest new alternatives in which narratives are regarded as part of the corpus. The book looks at social and linguistic representations shared by Haitian immigrants in Rio de Janeiro, through short narratives. The results are part of different identity projections. This book provides data that helps in the development of new methodologies in researches about representation and integrates them into identity studies. The analysis of the information shows that representations change during the migration process and that identities assumed by the subjects contribute to maintenance or changes in these representations.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Identity, Representation and Narratives of Migration - 2. Haitian Immigration in Rio de Janeiro: Sociohistorical and Linguistic Context - 3. Economic and Political Aspects of International Migration - 4. The Negotiation of Identity and the Creation of New Social Representations in Narratives of Migration - 5. The Migration Report: Context of the Interviews and Analysis of the Narratives - 6. Dynamics of Migration in the Narratives of Haitian Immigrants - 7. Representations of Migrations - 8. Frames, Forgetfulness, and Silence as Spaces for the Construction of Identities - 9. The Dynamic of Representation and the Negotiation of Identities: Methodological Perspectives for Examining the Narratives of Migration

O autorze

Débora Amaral da Costa developed her doctorate in co-tutelage between Universidade Federal Fluminense (Brazil) and Europa Universität Viadrina (Germany) through PROBRAL II. Her areas of interest are migration, language policies, social representation, and language teaching. She is currently a primary education teacher at the Rio de Janeiro Department of Education, Brazil.