Feminist birds of passage: Feminist and migrant becomings of Latin American women in Spain

Gordano Peile, Cecilia, (2017). Feminist birds of passage: Feminist and migrant becomings of Latin American women in Spain. European Journal of Women's Studies, 25(2), 198-213

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  • Sub-type Journal article
    Author Gordano Peile, Cecilia
    Title Feminist birds of passage: Feminist and migrant becomings of Latin American women in Spain
    Appearing in European Journal of Women's Studies
    Volume 25
    Issue No. 2
    Publication Date 2017-11-15
    Place of Publication Online
    Publisher Sage Publications
    Start page 198
    End page 213
    Language eng
    Abstract This article focuses on the articulations of migration and gender, from the vantage point of women whose feminist experiences have been both enriched and challenged by migration and vice versa. It presents the results of a qualitative research study of five Latin American women who migrated to Barcelona and felt close to feminisms. The author draws on feminist and postcolonial approaches to migration studies that highlight the active role women play in migratory processes as well as how intersectional variables of ethnic origin, socioeconomic class, education and family contexts are articulated, configuring different power relations and resources in specific sociohistorical contexts. The results challenge widespread stereotypes about migrant women by revealing a rich diversity of profiles, motivations and migratory pathways, as well as how informants’ experiences of social activism across national borders have transformed their subject formation processes and re-positioned them as active subjects of political action.
    Copyright Holder Sage Publications
    Copyright Year 2018
    Copyright type All rights reserved
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