Nomadic Bodies

From Their Intermittent Invisibility to Their Permanent Persistence-The Story of a Nomadic Cigano/Roma Family in Its Transit through Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal in (Post)Pandemic Times

Bibliographic Data

ID5937020
AuthorsAgostina Del Valle Nievas (0000-0001-5800-0706, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume12
Issue4
Pages196
Publication date2023-03-25
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/socsci12040196
OpenAlexW4361008116
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

The present study entails an ethnographic investigation of nomadic Cigano/Roma families in Portugal, examining their living conditions and corporeal experiences. The study centers on families that are forcibly moving throughout the Alentejo region of Portugal, with a particular focus on the relationship between geopolitical/urban space and corporeality. The movement of these families is motivated by a search for a safe place to camp and earn enough money to sustain their family group. The research aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the struggles and challenges that these families face in their daily lives, drawing on ethnographic and visual data to explore their experiences. Through an analysis of their voices and experiences, the study highlights the difficulties of finding better living conditions and the everyday struggles of life under tarps, without access to basic necessities such as water, energy, and sanitation. Ultimately, this research offers insights into the complex interplay between geography, social and economic structures, and the corporeal experiences of marginalized communities

Aesthetics · Art · Ethnography · Everyday life · Face (sociological concept · Invisibility · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Romani and Gypsy Studies

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