The affective turn: an embodied view of the migrant experience

Authors

  • Bertha Palacios López Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH)
  • Wysleydy Xiomara Martínez-Martínez Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH)
  • Emma Hilda Ortega Rodríguez Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29092/uacm.v23i60.1249

Keywords:

Affective turn, corporality, migration, emotions, collaborative ethnography

Abstract

This article aims to discuss how the affective turn allows us to reconfigure our understanding of the migratory phenomenon. Based on the systematization of two research experiences conducted with migrants during their passage through Chiapas, it is argued that emotionality, pain, corporeality, and affect are essential dimensions for understanding human mobility. Using ethnographic and collaborative methodologies, and from a horizontal accompaniment approach, oral and graphic testimonies are made visible as forms of enunciation that denounce structural violence and open possibilities for symbolic and emotional agency. The conclusion is that emotions and bodies, far from being residual or anecdotal, emerge as spaces for knowledge production in contexts of international migration.

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Author Biographies

  • Bertha Palacios López, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH)

    Docente de tiempo completo en la Licenciatura en Comunicación y en los posgrados: Especialidad en Procesos Culturales Lectoescritores y Maestría en Estudios Culturales en la Facultad de Humanidades en la Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH), México.

  • Wysleydy Xiomara Martínez-Martínez, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH)

    Egresada de la Especialidad en Procesos Culturales Lecto-Escritores por la UNACH, México. 

  • Emma Hilda Ortega Rodríguez, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH)

    Investigadora por México en la Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación, comisionada a la Especialidad en Procesos Culturales Lecto-Escritores de la UNACH, México. 

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Published

2026-03-09

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 60 (2026): Cuerpo, afectos y comunicación

Section

Dossier

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The affective turn: an embodied view of the migrant experience. (2026). Andamios, Revista De Investigación Social, 23(60), 17-51. https://doi.org/10.29092/uacm.v23i60.1249