Lorena Núñez
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3603583 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Lorena Núñez |
| NOMBRES | Lorena |
| APELLIDO | Núñez |
| FIRMA | NÚÑEZ L |
| AFILIACIONES | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1985-8088 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 47 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 2 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2010 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Cuerpos y miradas rebeldes en el paisaje de la protesta. Mutilar, conmemorar y borrar. Santiago de Chile
Se reflexiona sobre las mutilaciones oculares ocurridas durante el levantamiento social del 18 de octubre de 2019, en Chile. El argumento es que la mutilación de ojos por parte de las fuerzas policiales chilenas operó como un dispositivo represivo, de control e intimidación de los cuerpos en los espacios de protesta. La biopolítica de la represión se impuso como castigo ejemplar. Las preguntas que orientan la descripción y análisis son: ¿Cómo com…
Excess of death and the experiential disruption of death and mourning rituals during the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa
In the context of South Africa's quadruple burden of disease, which includes a high prevalence of both infectious (particularly AIDS and tuberculosis) and non-communicable diseases, the COVID-19 pandemic has been signified by excess deaths. Although never officially acknowledged by the State, communities across the country have witnessed and experienced this excess. Departing from a syndemics approach, this paper focuses on the experiences of bla…
The materiality of death and expressions of mourning
Eyes of the storm
Do black women’s lives matter? A study of the hidden impact of the barriers to access maternal healthcare for migrant women in South Africa
The study is the first to examine and compare maternal death among two groups of women, women from SADC countries and South Africa, based on Stats SA data available for the years 2002-2015. This analysis allows for a better understanding of the differential impact that social determinants of health have on mortality among black migrant women in South Africa and considers access to healthcare as a determinant of health. As we examined maternal dea…
Death and mourning in times of Covid-19. The experience of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa
The paper deals with the effects of the regulations and restrictions on the handling of corpses and funerals among Zimbabwean migrant families who lost relatives in South Africa during the COVID-19 epidemic in the years 2020 and 2021. Interviews were conducted with members of this migrant community. The interviews revealed a range of affective and material dimensions entangled in these multiple losses, highlighting therefore experiences of trunca…
Mobility, Gender, and Experiences of Familyhood Among Migrant Families in Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe
Migration has a long-standing history in Southern Africa. This paper aims to understand how ongoing contextual transformations due to migration actively shape narratives about families. Specifically, how families and familial relationships have been constructed through the everyday interactions and roles within the family. Through the family histories method, we generated novel data that shows how family accounts transcend normative boundaries of…
La ciudad neoliberal y sus pasados presentes
Vital instability
Vital instability: ontological insecurity and African urbanismsThis special issue aims to trace the manifold insecurities and responses to these, enfolding ontological concerns, in geographically diverse African urban spaces.The papers in this volume reveal the multiple forms of insecurity characterizing African urbanisms: violence; joblessness; indeterminate legal regimes; infrastructural fragility; continual persecution by state and private act…
Routes and Rites to the City
This thought-provoking book is an exploration of the ways religion and diverse forms of mobility have shaped post-apartheid Johannesburg, South Africa. It analyses transnational and local migration in
(Un)Rest in Peace
This chapter explores the relationship between mobilitymobility , belongingbelonging and places of burial. The focus is on foreign migrants migration who die in Johannesburg and are buried on foreign land, away from their hometowns and countries of origin. Questions about where in the City of Johannesburg foreign migrants are buried and how decisions around burial placeplace are made are of interest. These questions are informed by historical pat…
Healing and Change in the City of Gold
This volume offers radically new ways of thinking about precarious life in the city of Johannesburg. Using case studies as varied as Pentecostal and Zionist churches, brothels, shelters, political movements for change in Zimbabwe, ex-soldiers groups, counseling services and art projects, this volume grapples with the way its predominantly migrant residents navigate the opportunities, challenges, moral orders and relationships in this iconic and c…
Once a Soldier, a Soldier Forever
Through military training, soldiers' bodies are shaped and prepared for war and military-related duties. In the context these former Zimbabwean soldiers find themselves--that of desertion and 'underground life' in exile in South Africa--their military-trained bodies and military skills are their only resource. In this article, we explore the ways in which former soldiers maintain and 'reuse' their military-trained bodies in South Africa for survi…
Dietary diversity of formal and informal residents in Johannesburg, South Africa
Respondents in the informal settlements were more nutritionally vulnerable. Achieving nutrition security requires policies, strategies and plans to include specific nutrition considerations
Chronicles of Death Out of Place
It is unsurprising that a range of organisations have been created both by and for migrants, as unique needs have arisen alongside the growing flow of migration from the African sub-continent to South Africa in the post-apartheid era. This article investigates in particular the Johannesburg-based organisations that serve the needs of cross-border migrants and their families when death occurs, facilitating the chance for a funeral and burial in th…
South African HIV/Aids programming overlooks migration, urban livelihoods, and informal workplaces
South Africa has the largest population of people living with HIV globally and is associated with high population mobility. The majority of migrants move in search of improved livelihood opportunities, and many who migrate (both internally and across borders) move into urban areas, often through peripheral informal settlements where HIV prevalence is shown to be double that of urban formal areas. While the relationship between migration and the s…
Who cares? HIV-related sickness, urban–rural linkages, and the gendered role of care in return migration in South Africa
Drawing on a 2008 household study conducted with internal and cross-border migrant households in Johannesburg, South Africa, this article explores the impact of HIV-related sickness and the gendered provision of care on migration patterns. Findings show that the provision of care helps to sustain links between the livelihood systems of urban and rural households. In times of sickness, many migrants choose to return to their household of origin, t…
Urban health in Johannesburg
Sin Papeles
Comparison of the experiences of middle-class Peruvian immigrants in South Florida and working-class Peruvian immigrants in Santiago confirms that individuals negotiate the framework of legality differently according to social class. Although the middle-class Peruvians in South Florida were forced to live in what Susan Coutin has called "spaces of nonexistence" there, their interactions with other Peruvians similar to themselves allowed them to r…
Transnational Family Life among Peruvian Migrants in Chile
By looking at the case of Peruvian migration to Chile, this article explores some of the characteristics of the social reproduction of transnational families between two neighboring countries in the South. This article examines the role played by structural socio-economic conditions migrants live by in Chile in shaping their transnational family lives. It discusses how the labor and housing segmentations of migrants in Chile make family reunifica…
Chronicles of Death Out of Place
It is unsurprising that a range of organisations have been created both by and for migrants, as unique needs have arisen alongside the growing flow of migration from the African sub-continent to South Africa in the post-apartheid era. This article investigates in particular the Johannesburg-based organisations that serve the needs of cross-border migrants and their families when death occurs, facilitating the chance for a funeral and burial in th…
Vital instability
Vital instability: ontological insecurity and African urbanismsThis special issue aims to trace the manifold insecurities and responses to these, enfolding ontological concerns, in geographically diverse African urban spaces.The papers in this volume reveal the multiple forms of insecurity characterizing African urbanisms: violence; joblessness; indeterminate legal regimes; infrastructural fragility; continual persecution by state and private act…
Urban health in Johannesburg
Once a Soldier, a Soldier Forever
Through military training, soldiers' bodies are shaped and prepared for war and military-related duties. In the context these former Zimbabwean soldiers find themselves--that of desertion and 'underground life' in exile in South Africa--their military-trained bodies and military skills are their only resource. In this article, we explore the ways in which former soldiers maintain and 'reuse' their military-trained bodies in South Africa for survi…
Sin Papeles
Comparison of the experiences of middle-class Peruvian immigrants in South Florida and working-class Peruvian immigrants in Santiago confirms that individuals negotiate the framework of legality differently according to social class. Although the middle-class Peruvians in South Florida were forced to live in what Susan Coutin has called "spaces of nonexistence" there, their interactions with other Peruvians similar to themselves allowed them to r…
Transnational Family Life among Peruvian Migrants in Chile
By looking at the case of Peruvian migration to Chile, this article explores some of the characteristics of the social reproduction of transnational families between two neighboring countries in the South. This article examines the role played by structural socio-economic conditions migrants live by in Chile in shaping their transnational family lives. It discusses how the labor and housing segmentations of migrants in Chile make family reunifica…
Death and mourning in times of Covid-19. The experience of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa
The paper deals with the effects of the regulations and restrictions on the handling of corpses and funerals among Zimbabwean migrant families who lost relatives in South Africa during the COVID-19 epidemic in the years 2020 and 2021. Interviews were conducted with members of this migrant community. The interviews revealed a range of affective and material dimensions entangled in these multiple losses, highlighting therefore experiences of trunca…
Mobility, Gender, and Experiences of Familyhood Among Migrant Families in Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe
Migration has a long-standing history in Southern Africa. This paper aims to understand how ongoing contextual transformations due to migration actively shape narratives about families. Specifically, how families and familial relationships have been constructed through the everyday interactions and roles within the family. Through the family histories method, we generated novel data that shows how family accounts transcend normative boundaries of…
La ciudad neoliberal y sus pasados presentes
Urban health in Johannesburg
Sin Papeles
Comparison of the experiences of middle-class Peruvian immigrants in South Florida and working-class Peruvian immigrants in Santiago confirms that individuals negotiate the framework of legality differently according to social class. Although the middle-class Peruvians in South Florida were forced to live in what Susan Coutin has called "spaces of nonexistence" there, their interactions with other Peruvians similar to themselves allowed them to r…
Transnational Family Life among Peruvian Migrants in Chile
By looking at the case of Peruvian migration to Chile, this article explores some of the characteristics of the social reproduction of transnational families between two neighboring countries in the South. This article examines the role played by structural socio-economic conditions migrants live by in Chile in shaping their transnational family lives. It discusses how the labor and housing segmentations of migrants in Chile make family reunifica…
South African HIV/Aids programming overlooks migration, urban livelihoods, and informal workplaces
South Africa has the largest population of people living with HIV globally and is associated with high population mobility. The majority of migrants move in search of improved livelihood opportunities, and many who migrate (both internally and across borders) move into urban areas, often through peripheral informal settlements where HIV prevalence is shown to be double that of urban formal areas. While the relationship between migration and the s…
Who cares? HIV-related sickness, urban–rural linkages, and the gendered role of care in return migration in South Africa
Drawing on a 2008 household study conducted with internal and cross-border migrant households in Johannesburg, South Africa, this article explores the impact of HIV-related sickness and the gendered provision of care on migration patterns. Findings show that the provision of care helps to sustain links between the livelihood systems of urban and rural households. In times of sickness, many migrants choose to return to their household of origin, t…
Chronicles of Death Out of Place
It is unsurprising that a range of organisations have been created both by and for migrants, as unique needs have arisen alongside the growing flow of migration from the African sub-continent to South Africa in the post-apartheid era. This article investigates in particular the Johannesburg-based organisations that serve the needs of cross-border migrants and their families when death occurs, facilitating the chance for a funeral and burial in th…
Dietary diversity of formal and informal residents in Johannesburg, South Africa
Respondents in the informal settlements were more nutritionally vulnerable. Achieving nutrition security requires policies, strategies and plans to include specific nutrition considerations
Healing and Change in the City of Gold
This volume offers radically new ways of thinking about precarious life in the city of Johannesburg. Using case studies as varied as Pentecostal and Zionist churches, brothels, shelters, political movements for change in Zimbabwe, ex-soldiers groups, counseling services and art projects, this volume grapples with the way its predominantly migrant residents navigate the opportunities, challenges, moral orders and relationships in this iconic and c…
Once a Soldier, a Soldier Forever
Through military training, soldiers' bodies are shaped and prepared for war and military-related duties. In the context these former Zimbabwean soldiers find themselves--that of desertion and 'underground life' in exile in South Africa--their military-trained bodies and military skills are their only resource. In this article, we explore the ways in which former soldiers maintain and 'reuse' their military-trained bodies in South Africa for survi…
Routes and Rites to the City
This thought-provoking book is an exploration of the ways religion and diverse forms of mobility have shaped post-apartheid Johannesburg, South Africa. It analyses transnational and local migration in
(Un)Rest in Peace
This chapter explores the relationship between mobilitymobility , belongingbelonging and places of burial. The focus is on foreign migrants migration who die in Johannesburg and are buried on foreign land, away from their hometowns and countries of origin. Questions about where in the City of Johannesburg foreign migrants are buried and how decisions around burial placeplace are made are of interest. These questions are informed by historical pat…
Vital instability
Vital instability: ontological insecurity and African urbanismsThis special issue aims to trace the manifold insecurities and responses to these, enfolding ontological concerns, in geographically diverse African urban spaces.The papers in this volume reveal the multiple forms of insecurity characterizing African urbanisms: violence; joblessness; indeterminate legal regimes; infrastructural fragility; continual persecution by state and private act…
Mobility, Gender, and Experiences of Familyhood Among Migrant Families in Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe
Migration has a long-standing history in Southern Africa. This paper aims to understand how ongoing contextual transformations due to migration actively shape narratives about families. Specifically, how families and familial relationships have been constructed through the everyday interactions and roles within the family. Through the family histories method, we generated novel data that shows how family accounts transcend normative boundaries of…
La ciudad neoliberal y sus pasados presentes
Do black women’s lives matter? A study of the hidden impact of the barriers to access maternal healthcare for migrant women in South Africa
The study is the first to examine and compare maternal death among two groups of women, women from SADC countries and South Africa, based on Stats SA data available for the years 2002-2015. This analysis allows for a better understanding of the differential impact that social determinants of health have on mortality among black migrant women in South Africa and considers access to healthcare as a determinant of health. As we examined maternal dea…
Death and mourning in times of Covid-19. The experience of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa
The paper deals with the effects of the regulations and restrictions on the handling of corpses and funerals among Zimbabwean migrant families who lost relatives in South Africa during the COVID-19 epidemic in the years 2020 and 2021. Interviews were conducted with members of this migrant community. The interviews revealed a range of affective and material dimensions entangled in these multiple losses, highlighting therefore experiences of trunca…
Cuerpos y miradas rebeldes en el paisaje de la protesta. Mutilar, conmemorar y borrar. Santiago de Chile
Se reflexiona sobre las mutilaciones oculares ocurridas durante el levantamiento social del 18 de octubre de 2019, en Chile. El argumento es que la mutilación de ojos por parte de las fuerzas policiales chilenas operó como un dispositivo represivo, de control e intimidación de los cuerpos en los espacios de protesta. La biopolítica de la represión se impuso como castigo ejemplar. Las preguntas que orientan la descripción y análisis son: ¿Cómo com…
Excess of death and the experiential disruption of death and mourning rituals during the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa
In the context of South Africa's quadruple burden of disease, which includes a high prevalence of both infectious (particularly AIDS and tuberculosis) and non-communicable diseases, the COVID-19 pandemic has been signified by excess deaths. Although never officially acknowledged by the State, communities across the country have witnessed and experienced this excess. Departing from a syndemics approach, this paper focuses on the experiences of bla…
The materiality of death and expressions of mourning
Eyes of the storm
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