Articles about "Tapachula"

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Routes, dynamics and responses to migration: from the Darien to Tapachula

  • Alberto Hernandez Hernandez
  • Carlos S. Ibarra

Mobility and migration are phenomena inherent to the history of humanity, but in the contemporary context they present themselves with a complexity and diversity of dimensions that often challenge the analytical capacities of the social sciences. The main objective of this dossier is to contribute to the critical analysis of the routes, experiences and networks that shape migratory mobility in the region.

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Noises and silences in the migrant waiting: sound environments and racialization of listening in the Haitian community in Tapachula.

  • Mónica Bayuelo García

In light of the fact that listening is, in its most primordial sense, a form of social recognition, this article proposes a reflection of the process of sound and listening on the symbolic practices that strengthen a silencing towards and by migrant communities as policies of rejection. It explores the categories of silence, noise and racial appreciations from which the Haitian community in Tapachula, a city of forced waiting, is perceived by institutional actors and humanitarian organizations, manifesting diverse sentiments.