Identities of Migration

Débora Amaral da Costa developed her doctorate in co-tutelage between Universidade Federal Fluminense (Brazil) and Europa Universität Viadrina (Germany) through PROBRAL II. Her areas of interest are migration, language policies, social representation, and language teaching. She is currently a primary education teacher at the Rio de Janeiro Department of Education, Brazil.

• 1. Introduction: Identity, Representation and Narratives of Migration - 2. Haitian Immigration in Rio de Janeiro: Sociohistorical and Linguistic Context - 3. Economic and Political Aspects of International Migration - 4. The Negotiation of Identity and the Creation of New Social Representations in Narratives of Migration - 5. The Migration Report: Context of the Interviews and Analysis of the Narratives - 6. Dynamics of Migration in the Narratives of Haitian Immigrants - 7. Representations of Migrations - 8. Frames, Forgetfulness, and Silence as Spaces for the Construction of Identities - 9. The Dynamic of Representation and the Negotiation of Identities: Methodological Perspectives for Examining the Narratives of Migration