Abstract

GARZINO, María Luján  and  SANTOS, Daniel Kerry Dos. Involuntary migration: narratives from a venezuelan woman About her and her family’s experiences. Rev. psicol. polít. [online]. 2025, vol.25, e24966.  Epub Aug 25, 2025. ISSN 2175-1390.  https://doi.org/10.5935/2175-1390.v25e24966.

This article analyzes the meanings attributed by a Venezuelan woman-mother to her own and her family’s experiences in the context of involuntary migration. A case study was conducted based on the story of a Venezuelan woman who initially settled in Boa Vista/RR and later moved to Florianópolis/SC. The analysis was carried out from the theoretical-methodological perspective of “analysis of discursive practices and production of meanings” (Spink & Medrado, 2013). In the narrative temporality analyzed, the following themes stood out: “decision” to emigrate; transnational motherhood; first arrival in Brazil and border experiences in Boa Vista/RR; second migration and arrival in Florianópolis/SC. Involuntary migration is considered to refer not only to a geographical displacement, but also to a movement of subjectivation. The narrative analyzed expresses a living testimony of the precariousness of the political and socioeconomic conditions of many Latin American people in a migratory situation.

Keywords : Involuntary migration; Migrant woman; Motherhood; Venezuela; Subjectivity.

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