Lives in Transit: Violence and Intimacy on the Migrant Journey (Volume 42) (California Series in Public Anthropology)

Lives in Transit chronicles the dangerous journeys of Central American migrants in transit through Mexico. Drawing on fieldwork in humanitarian aid shelters and other key sites, Wendy A. Vogt examines the multiple forms of violence that migrants experience as their bodies, labor, and lives become implicated in global and local economies that profit from their mobility as racialized and gendered others. She also reveals new forms of intimacy, solidarity, and activism that have emerged along transit routes over the past decade. Through the stories of migrants, shelter workers, and local residents, Vogt encourages us to reimagine transit as a site of both violence and precarity as well as social struggle and resistance. Lives In Transit Chronicles The Dangerous Journeys Of Central American Migrants In Transit Through Mexico. Drawing On Fieldwork In Humanitarian Aid Shelters And Other Key Sites, The Book Examines The Multiple Forms Of Violence That Migrants Experience As Their Bodies, Labor, And Lives Become Implicated In Global And Local Economies That Profit From Their Mobility As Racialized And Gendered Others. At The Same Time, It Reveals New Forms Of Intimacy, Solidarity And Activism That Have Emerged Along Transit Routes Over The Past Decade. Through The Stories Of Migrants, Shelter Workers And Local Residents, Vogt Encourages Us To Reimagine Transit As Both A Site Of Violence And Precarity As Well As Social Struggle And Resistance--provided By Publisher. Introduction -- Circulations Of Violence -- The Arterial Border -- Migrant Industry -- Embodied Mobilities -- Intimate Crossings -- (in)security And Safety -- Constellations Of Care -- Conclusion : The Unforgotten. Wendy A. Vogt. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 227-240) And Index. Lives in Transit chronicles the dangerous journeys of Central American migrants in transit through Mexico. Drawing on fieldwork in humanitarian aid shelters and other key sites, Wendy A. Vogt examines the multiple forms of violence that migrants experience as their bodies, labor, and lives become implicated in global and local economies that profit from their mobility as racialized and gendered others. She also reveals new forms of intimacy, solidarity, and activism that have emerged along transit routes over the past decade. Through the stories of migrants, shelter workers, and local residents, Vogt encourages us to reimagine transit as a site of both violence and precarity as well as social struggle and resistance. "Lives in Transit chronicles the dangerous journeys of Central American migrants in transit through Mexico. Drawing on fieldwork in humanitarian aid shelters and other key sites, the book examines the multiple forms of violence that migrants experience as their bodies, labor, and lives become implicated in global and local economies that profit from their mobility as racialized and gendered others. At the same time, it reveals new forms of intimacy, solidarity and activism that have emerged along transit routes over the past decade. Through the stories of migrants, shelter workers and local residents, Vogt encourages us to reimagine transit as both a site of violence and precarity as well as social struggle and resistance" ... Provided by publisher Cover......Page 1 Lives in Transit......Page 2 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Dedication......Page 8 Contents......Page 10 List of Illustrations......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 14 Preface......Page 20 Introduction......Page 24 1. Circulations of Violence......Page 52 2. The Arterial Border......Page 74 3. The Migrant Industry......Page 105 4. Embodied Mobilities......Page 128 5. Intimate Crossings......Page 154 6. (In)Security and Safety......Page 178 7. Constellations of Care......Page 205 Conclusion: The Unforgotten......Page 228 Notes......Page 238 References......Page 250 Index......Page 264