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Research Article

Mujeres a la fuga. Narrativa del viaje como vehículo de resistencia para las mujeres en tránsito por México

Women on the run. Narrative of the journey as a vehicle of resistance for women in transit through Mexico

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Published online: 16 Jul 2024
 

RESUMEN

Los migrantes en tránsito por México enfrentan una pesada maquinaria burocrática focalizada en detener su paso a Estados Unidos. En México, las mujeres y los niños continúan siendo el último eslabón (junto al colectivo LGBTQ+) de un sistema de producción que devalúa sus vidas y se lucra con sus cuerpos. A pesar de la creciente literatura sobre las mujeres en tránsito por México, las autoridades y gran parte de la academia abordan a las mujeres migrantes como sujetos pasivos y las violencias específicas que enfrentan en su tránsito por México, como colaterales a otros problemas del país. Aplicando los conceptos de necropolítica y crítica a la razón negra de Achille Mbembe y estudios sobre narrativa, el presente artículo desarrolla un análisis crítico de la narrativa del proceso migratorio contada por las mujeres migrantes residentes en un albergue de Ciudad de México como un mecanismo (re)interpretativo del viaje y de las mujeres. El viaje migratorio aparece, así, como un proceso no lineal marcado por sus traumas y miedos, pero también por sus fortalezas y estrategias para seguir adelante. Las mujeres, muchas de ellas al cargo de sus hijos, surgen en el relato como sujetos interesantes atravesados por múltiples y cambiantes realidades, con autonomía, agencia y subjetividad política. En este sentido, mostramos cómo la narrativa de las mujeres actúa como vehículo de resistencia.

ABSTRACT

Migrants in transit through Mexico face a heavy bureaucratic machinery aimed at preventing them from reaching the United States. In Mexico, women continue to be neglected by the relevant authorities and abused by individuals who devalue their lives and profit from their bodies. Despite the growing literature on the dangers faced by migrant women and children in transit through Mexico, the authorities and much of the academic community continue to treat migrant women as passive subjects and the specific violence they face in Mexico as a side effect of other problems in the country related to the increasing activity of organized crime. Applying Achille Mbembe’s concepts of necropolitics and the critique of black reason, as well as narrative studies, this article develops a critical analysis of the narrative of the migration process told by migrant women living in a shelter in Mexico City as a mechanism for (re)interpreting the journey and the women. The migration journey thus appears as a non-linear process marked by their traumas and fears, but also by their strengths and strategies for moving forward. The women, most of whom are responsible for their children, appear in the story as interesting subjects, traversed by multiple and changing realities with autonomy, agency and political identity. In this sense, we show how women’s narratives act as a vehicle of resistance.

Declaración de divulgación

Los autores no informaron sobre posibles conflictos de intereses.

Notes

2. Empleamos el término economías criminales en lugar de crimen organizado para dar cuenta de la forma en que los grupos criminales forman parte del engranaje del modo de producción capitalista y de su papel como productores de valor en los ciclos de acumulación capitalista. En este sentido, la violencia perpetrada por las economías criminales posee un carácter dual: instrumental y expresivo.

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Funding

Los autores agradecen la financiación del Center for US-Mexican Studies, Universidad de California San Diego, Estados Unidos.

Notes on contributors

María E. López

María E. López is Professor of Sociology and Deputy Director of the Global Diversities and Inequalities Research Centre at London Metropolitan University. Her academic interests focus on the dynamics of violence against marginalized communities, including women and sexual minority groups, in global settings.

Alejandra Díaz de León

Alejandra Díaz de León is a lecturer at the Sociology and Criminology Department of the University of Essex. Her research focuses on Central American migration, solidarity, and trust among transit migrants.

Ana Sabina Castro Sam

Ana Sabina Castro Sam holds a degree in sociology from UNAM’s School of Political and Social Sciences. She is currently a research assistant at El Colegio de México. Her research interests are social movements, socio-environmental conflicts, migration and gender violence.

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