Título del libro: Digital Culture And The U.S.-Mexico Border: Rhetorics On Human Mobility
Título del capítulo: Crossing the Darien With TikTok: Self-Representation and Digital Solidarities in Forced Migrants From Venezuela in Transit to the United States
ALETHIA FERNANDEZ DE LA REGUERA AHEDO; JUAN CARLOS NARVAEZ GUTIERREZ;
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Año de publicación:
2024
Resumen:
Recent research on forced migration has begun to analyze the importance of technologies as one of the most relevant tools used by migrants before migrating and upon arrival at their destination. To a lesser extent, the impact of smartphones and social media during irregular transit has been investigated. In this chapter, it is the TikTokers in the context of forced migration whom we follow through their videos, their virality, their emotions, and their way of connecting and communicating their passage through the Darien Gap while tracing their next steps on the migratory route to Central and North America. This chapter aims to analyze the use of TikTok by young Venezuelans who crossed the Darien between August 2022 and April 2023. The goal is to understand the potential of digital rhetoric, such as self-expression and representation, participation, and creative collaboration, in the testimonies shared on this social network. The research found that young Venezuelans create survival strategies such as gaining more access to information, digital solidarity, and support networks during transit, which takes place in contexts of violence and enormous risks to life and health. © 2025 selection and editorial matter, Rubria Rocha de Luna and Maricruz Castro Ricalde; individual chapters, the contributors.
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9781040254448
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Taylor and Francis Nombre de la publicación:
Crossing the Darien With TikTok: Self-Representation and Digital Solidarities in Forced Migrants From Venezuela in Transit to the United States
Página inicial:
60
Página final:
75
