Meetings, discussions and challenges in contemporary anthropological work

Between 2014 and 2016 I accompanied the demands of activists for the rights of migrants – people from religious organizations, non-governmental organizations, migrant movements and researchers– in the cities of Porto Alegre and San Pablo. At the end of May 2014, the First National Conference on Migr...

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Autor principal: Zelaya, Silvia
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2020
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topic Migration policies
Institutional practices
Control technologies
Refuge
Anthropological work
Políticas migratorias
Prácticas institucionales
Tecnologías de control
Refugio
Quehacer antropológico
Políticas migratórias
Práticas institucionais
Tecnologias de controle
Refúgio
Trabalho antropológico
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Institutional practices
Control technologies
Refuge
Anthropological work
Políticas migratorias
Prácticas institucionales
Tecnologías de control
Refugio
Quehacer antropológico
Políticas migratórias
Práticas institucionais
Tecnologias de controle
Refúgio
Trabalho antropológico
Zelaya, Silvia
Meetings, discussions and challenges in contemporary anthropological work
topic_facet Migration policies
Institutional practices
Control technologies
Refuge
Anthropological work
Políticas migratorias
Prácticas institucionales
Tecnologías de control
Refugio
Quehacer antropológico
Políticas migratórias
Práticas institucionais
Tecnologias de controle
Refúgio
Trabalho antropológico
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title Meetings, discussions and challenges in contemporary anthropological work
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description Between 2014 and 2016 I accompanied the demands of activists for the rights of migrants – people from religious organizations, non-governmental organizations, migrant movements and researchers– in the cities of Porto Alegre and San Pablo. At the end of May 2014, the First National Conference on Migration and Refuge was held in San Pablo. This article takes up scenes from my fieldwork in Brazil related to the Conference, to reveal some forms of anthropological work in the midst of institutional practices. Understanding these practices as control technologies, I argue that there are two ways of doing and thinking about migration policies: the one embodied by the National Conference and the one embodied by the migrants and refugees living in downtown San Pablo. Two modes of struggle that present different tensions and challenges in anthropological work.
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spelling I28-R265-article-81322024-08-16T16:22:17Z Meetings, discussions and challenges in contemporary anthropological work Encuentros, discusiones y desafíos en el quehacer antropológico contemporáneo Encontros, discussões e desafios no trabalho antropológico contemporâneo Zelaya, Silvia Migration policies Institutional practices Control technologies Refuge Anthropological work Políticas migratorias Prácticas institucionales Tecnologías de control Refugio Quehacer antropológico Políticas migratórias Práticas institucionais Tecnologias de controle Refúgio Trabalho antropológico Between 2014 and 2016 I accompanied the demands of activists for the rights of migrants – people from religious organizations, non-governmental organizations, migrant movements and researchers– in the cities of Porto Alegre and San Pablo. At the end of May 2014, the First National Conference on Migration and Refuge was held in San Pablo. This article takes up scenes from my fieldwork in Brazil related to the Conference, to reveal some forms of anthropological work in the midst of institutional practices. Understanding these practices as control technologies, I argue that there are two ways of doing and thinking about migration policies: the one embodied by the National Conference and the one embodied by the migrants and refugees living in downtown San Pablo. Two modes of struggle that present different tensions and challenges in anthropological work. Entre 2014 y 2016 acompañé las demandas de activistas por los derechos de los migrantes – personas de organizaciones religiosas, de organizaciones no gubernamentales, de movimientos de inmigrantes e investigadores– en las ciudades de Porto Alegre y San Pablo. A finales del mes de mayo de 2014 se celebró en esta ciudad la Primera Conferencia Nacional de Migraciones y Refugio. Este artículo retoma escenas de mi trabajo de campo relacionadas con la conferencia, para revelar algunas formas del quehacer antropológico en medio de prácticas institucionales. Entendiendo estas prácticas como tecnologías de control, argumento que existen dos modos de hacer y pensar políticas migratorias: la que encarna la conferencia nacional y la que encarnan los migrantes y refugiados que viven en el centro de San Pablo. Dos modos de lucha que presentan tensiones y desafíos distintos en el quehacer antropológico. Entre os anos 2014 e 2016 acompanhei as demandas de ativistas pelos direitos dos migrantes –pessoas de congregações religiosas, de organizações não governamentais, de movimentos de imigrantes e pesquisadores– em Porto Alegre e San Pablo. No final de maio de 2014, foi realizada nessa cidade a Primeira Conferência Nacional sobre Migração e Refúgio. Este artigo retoma cenas do meu trabalho de campo no Brasil relacionado à Conferência, para revelar algumas formas de trabalho antropológico em meio às práticas institucionais. Entendendo essas práticas como tecnologias de controle, defendo que há duas formas de fazer e pensar as políticas migratórias: a encarnada pela Conferência Nacional e a encarnada pelos migrantes e refugiados que vivem no centro de San Pablo. Dois modos de luta que apresentam diferentes tensões e desafios no trabalho antropológico. Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2020-06-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo enviado a un dossier temático application/pdf text/html http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/8132 10.34096/runa.v41i1.8132 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol 41 No 1 (2020): Dossier: Migrations, control regimes and public debates. Dilemmas and contemporary challenges for anthropological work.; 37-50 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol. 41 Núm. 1 (2020): Dossier: Migraciones, regímenes de control y debates públicos. Dilemas y desafíos contemporáneos para la labor antropológica; 37-50 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; v. 41 n. 1 (2020): Dossiê: Migrações, regimes de controle e debates públicos. Dilemas e desafios contemporâneos para o trabalho antropológico.; 37-50 1851-9628 0325-1217 spa http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/8132/7219 http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/8132/7145