Throughout history, people have moved out of necessity, through imposition, or in search of new opportunities. Migration has been a constant in human experience, although it has not always been lived in the same way. Mobility is shaped by economic inequalities, political decisions, colonial legacies and administrative borders that determine who can move, how, and under what circumstances.
This new edition of Antropología (in)visible explores different experiences of migration and displacement through objects and images that speak of waiting, rupture and transformation. From the bureaucratic obstacles that make it difficult to leave a country, to the abandonment of rural life, the forced relocation of Indigenous peoples or the prolonged exile of refugee communities, the stories gathered here show that migrating is not only a change of place, but a complex process that affects everyday life, social bonds and forms of belonging.
Far from understanding migration solely as loss, these experiences also allow us to recognise the processes of adaptation, creativity and reconstruction that accompany movement. Migration leaves lasting traces on ways of life, on relationships with the environment and on the construction of identities. By moving, people resignify practices, keep memories alive and create new ways of inhabiting the world, giving rise to multiple and changing identities that continue to influence the present.
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