Communication and citizenship of Venezuelan refugees in shelters on the Brazil-Venezuela border

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https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-58442023104es

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Communication, Citizenship, Immigration, Refugees, Venezuelans

Abstract

This article analyzes Venezuelan refugees’ communication and citizenship experiences in shelters of Operação Acolhida on the Brazil-Venezuela border. Based on the theoretical framework of communication, citizenship and migrations, we reflect on the agency of Venezuelan refugees to bypass the limitations of access to communication resources in the context of the tensions between control and mobility of migrants in border areas. The methodology includes observation and interviews with refugees and professionals that work in those shelters. The results indicate the relevance of the debate on communication as a right of migrants in relation to the access and distribution of communication resources.

Author Biographies

Denise Cogo, Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing. São Paulo – SP, Brazil

Full Professor of the Graduate Program in Communication and Consumer Practices at Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM) and coordinator of research group “Deslocar – Interculturality, Communication and Consumption”. Level 1C researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and Associate Researcher at the Communication Institute of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (InCom-UAB).

Julia Camargo, Universidade Federal de Roraima. Boa Vista – RR, Brasil. Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing. São Paulo – SP, Brazil

Professor of the International Relations Program at the Federal University of Roraima (UFRR), a PhD student in the Graduate Program in Communication and Consumer Practices at Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing de São Paulo (ESPM), Prosup Capes fellow and member of research group “Deslocar – Interculturality, Communication and Consumption”. She was a fellow of the UNITWIN Network “Latin America’s integration process at the Latin American Memorial” (UNESCO Chairs Programme – 2022). She is currently a visiting scholar at the Institute of Communication of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (InCom-UAB) with a PDSE scholarship (Programa de Doutorado-Sanduíche no Exterior) awarded by Capes.

Sabrina Generali, Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing. São Paulo – SP, Brazil

PhD in Communication and Consumer Practices at Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing de São Paulo (ESPM) and Prosup-Capes fellow. She is a member of research group “Deslocar – Interculturality, Communication and Consumption” and holds the Maria Aparecida Baccega Chair, doing research and carrying out actions dedicated to the interrelationship between Communication, Education and Consumption.

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Published

2023-06-23

How to Cite

COGO, D.; CAMARGO, J. .; GENERALI, S. Communication and citizenship of Venezuelan refugees in shelters on the Brazil-Venezuela border. Intercom - Brazilian Journal of Communication Sciences, São Paulo, v. 46, p. e2023104, 2023. DOI: 10.1590/1809-58442023104es. Disponível em: https://revistas.intercom.org.br/index.php/revistaintercom/article/view/4480. Acesso em: 9 may. 2025.

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Vol. 46 (2023)

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