![]() ![]() ![]() LASA 2021 (Latin American Studies Association) – Crisis global, desigualdades y centralidad de la vida – May 2021.Open Lecture: ‘No tan nuevo como pensamos: La migración árabe hacia Colombia en perspectiva’. Guest Lecturer for the International Migration Programme. Universidad del Rosario – November 2021.Published here Open Access on RADARĭevis-Amaya E, 'Contextualising the Venezuelan Migration Flow', (2020)ĭevis-Amaya, E, 'The construction of identity and community - performing ethnicity: who are the Colombian-Lebanese?', (2014) Venezuelan population it evaluates the migration patterns and analyses the issues surrounding the integration of Venezuelans into local societies in Latin America. This paper explains the context of the situation that has led to the migration of more than 10% of the I will argue that there have been two migration waves: one from 1999 to 2014 (starting from the rise to power of President Chavez in Venezuela), and one from 2014 to date (from the start of the intensification of the emigration flow). They have migrated all over the world, but most live within Latin America – with Colombia Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to date 4.5 million Venezuelans have left the country (UNHCR, Venezuelans currently need humanitarian assistance - around 23% of the population. Well as the International Organisation for Migration (IOM October 2019), which estimates that seven million The current situation in Venezuela has been labelled a ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ by different UN organisations as Alex Pinar and Salvador Murguia (ed.), Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Film, Rowman and Littlefield (2018) Based on ethnographic research and interviews, the chapter explores expressions of citizenship through participation in public demonstrations as an example of this duality.ĭevis-Amaya E, 'A Perfect Day ' in Ed. This mechanism works in a dual capacity: their foreignness allows them to maintain their position in society, whilst their upper- and middle-class status helps them maintain the status of the community, promote its interests, and largely portray their ethnicity on their own terms. ![]() It builds on Alfaro-Velcamp’s (2013) argument that descendants of Lebanese immigrants in Latin America have used their Lebaneseness as a mark of foreignness to strengthen their position in society. This chapter focuses on those active community members who are vocal about their membership to the community. Lebanese migrants were – and continue to be – diverse in terms of background, political ideology, religious beliefs, ethnic identification and economic means however, today, the community’s active members are all upper- and middle-class individuals. First arriving in Colombia in the late-nineteenth century, Lebanese immigration has greatly diminished since the 1930s, excepting slight temporary increases during Middle Eastern conflicts and hardship. The Colombian-Lebanese community in Bogota, composed largely of upper- and middle-class families, has existed for over 100 years and maintains several cultural, social, and religious organisations. It followed an ethnographic approach researching the community’s organisations and the divisions that social class and religion caused within it. My PhD thesis research focused on the active Colombian-Lebanese community in Bogota, focusing on their identity and the importance of social class and religion for their belonging. I am currently researching the Venezuelan migration within Latin America. ![]() In addition, I am interested in the experiences and sense of belonging of students during and after their year abroad, including issues around identity and integration. My main areas of study cover Latin America and the Middle East, and the links between the two regions. My research interests focus on migration, identity and diasporas: the way communities perform, produce and reproduce belonging, and the spaces they create and recreate. Research impact (staff and students only) Knowledge exchange (staff and students only) Policies and codes of practice (staff and students only) Research ethics (staff and students only) Research integrity and responsible metrics Why international students choose Oxford Brookes ![]()
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