Veronica Montes
Biographic Data
| ID | 343179 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Veronica Montes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Veronica |
| FAMILY NAME | Montes |
| SIGNATURE | MONTES V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bryn Mawr College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0702-2048 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Relational mentoring in troubled times
Visibilidad como estrategia de movilidad
Even though for decades there have been important movements of Central American people through Mexican territory in search of reaching the United States, no such large group had been observed traveling en masse, as was the case with the so-called migrant caravans in 2018-2019. This exodus has unprecedented characteristics in terms of human mobility in the region, concerning the organization, the number and the heterogeneity of people (adolescents…
Fleeing home
Ethics of care, emotional work, and collective action of solidarity
In this paper, we examine the mobilization of the Patronas, a group of Mexican women who have fed thousands of Central American migrants over the past two decades. We argue that the Patronas’ work of feeding and caring for migrants goes beyond essentializing these women’s work as just housewives, mothers, and caregivers. Furthermore, we assert that through these care activities, the Patronas exert a feminist ethic of care that is understood as a …
The Role of Emotions in the Construction of Masculinity
This article examines how migration contributes to the plurality of masculinities among Guatemalan men, particularly among migrant men and their families. I argue that migration offers an opportunity to men, both migrant and nonmigrant, to reflect on their emotional relations with distinct family members, and show how, by engaging in this reflexivity, these men also have the opportunity to vent those emotions in a way that offsets some of the neg…
The Role of Emotions in the Construction of Masculinity
This article examines how migration contributes to the plurality of masculinities among Guatemalan men, particularly among migrant men and their families. I argue that migration offers an opportunity to men, both migrant and nonmigrant, to reflect on their emotional relations with distinct family members, and show how, by engaging in this reflexivity, these men also have the opportunity to vent those emotions in a way that offsets some of the neg…
Ethics of care, emotional work, and collective action of solidarity
In this paper, we examine the mobilization of the Patronas, a group of Mexican women who have fed thousands of Central American migrants over the past two decades. We argue that the Patronas’ work of feeding and caring for migrants goes beyond essentializing these women’s work as just housewives, mothers, and caregivers. Furthermore, we assert that through these care activities, the Patronas exert a feminist ethic of care that is understood as a …
Visibilidad como estrategia de movilidad
Even though for decades there have been important movements of Central American people through Mexican territory in search of reaching the United States, no such large group had been observed traveling en masse, as was the case with the so-called migrant caravans in 2018-2019. This exodus has unprecedented characteristics in terms of human mobility in the region, concerning the organization, the number and the heterogeneity of people (adolescents…
Fleeing home
The Role of Emotions in the Construction of Masculinity
This article examines how migration contributes to the plurality of masculinities among Guatemalan men, particularly among migrant men and their families. I argue that migration offers an opportunity to men, both migrant and nonmigrant, to reflect on their emotional relations with distinct family members, and show how, by engaging in this reflexivity, these men also have the opportunity to vent those emotions in a way that offsets some of the neg…
Fleeing home
Ethics of care, emotional work, and collective action of solidarity
In this paper, we examine the mobilization of the Patronas, a group of Mexican women who have fed thousands of Central American migrants over the past two decades. We argue that the Patronas’ work of feeding and caring for migrants goes beyond essentializing these women’s work as just housewives, mothers, and caregivers. Furthermore, we assert that through these care activities, the Patronas exert a feminist ethic of care that is understood as a …
Visibilidad como estrategia de movilidad
Even though for decades there have been important movements of Central American people through Mexican territory in search of reaching the United States, no such large group had been observed traveling en masse, as was the case with the so-called migrant caravans in 2018-2019. This exodus has unprecedented characteristics in terms of human mobility in the region, concerning the organization, the number and the heterogeneity of people (adolescents…
Relational mentoring in troubled times
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works)