Title: Stuck in a Non-place
Subtitle: a study on Haitian migrants’ temporary settlement in Brazil and perceptions of time
Description: This books is the product of research conducted in the Brazilian Border with Bolívia in 2013, where a migrant temporary shelter hosted, under a humanitarian visa, hundreds of Haitians that had fled several stages of human insecurity back in their homeland. In order to survive and with the dream of leaving soon, migrants strategise their relationships and harnest social navigation skills. This fieldwork was part of the Master of Social and Cultural Anthropology programa at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, for which the author was granted a VU Scholarship.
Subjects: Migration, Non-place, Temporary Settlement, Human Security, Social Navigation