Elsa Tyszler – författare

This book brings an intersectional perspective to border studies, drawing on case studies from across the world to consider the ways in which notably gender and race dynamics change the ways in which people cross international borders, and how diffuse and virtual borders impact on migrants'' experiences.By bringing together 11 ethnographies, the book demonstrates the necessity for in-depth empirical research to understand the class, gender and race inequalities that shape contemporary borders. In doing so the volume sheds light on how migration control produces gendered violence at physical borders but also through the politics of vulnerability across borders and social boundaries. It places embodied narratives at the heart of the analysis which sheds light on the agency and the many patterns of resistance of migrants themselves.

As such, it will appeal to scholars of migration and diaspora studies with interests in gender.

This book brings an intersectional perspective to border studies, drawing on case studies from across the world to consider the ways in which notably gender and race dynamics change the ways in which people cross international borders, and how diffuse and virtual borders impact on migrants'' experiences.By bringing together 11 ethnographies, the book demonstrates the necessity for in-depth empirical research to understand the class, gender and race inequalities that shape contemporary borders. In doing so the volume sheds light on how migration control produces gendered violence at physical borders but also through the politics of vulnerability across borders and social boundaries. It places embodied narratives at the heart of the analysis which sheds light on the agency and the many patterns of resistance of migrants themselves.

As such, it will appeal to scholars of migration and diaspora studies with interests in gender.

Ceuta et Melilla, territoires sous contrôle espagnol situés dans le nord du Maroc, matérialisent les seules frontières terrestres entre l’Afrique et l’Europe. Depuis les années 1990, une lutte militarisée contre les migrations dites « subsahariennes » y est menée. « La frontière est un système raciste », expliquent les personnes qui ont tenté de la franchir et ont vécu la répression dans leur chair. En mettant leurs points de vue au centre de l’analyse, cet ouvrage dissèque un régime de violences extrêmes, mis en place au nom de la défense des frontières hispano-européennes. L’enquête ethnographique, menée pendant plusieurs années, révèle la puissance destructrice des rapports de race et de genre qui se déploie à travers le contrôle migratoire, provoquant la déshumanisation et la mort de personnes Noires. Au fil des pages, les voix de multiples protagonistes sont confrontées pour comprendre la violence, mais aussi les résistances qui émergent : qui se bat aux frontières de Ceuta et Melilla, comment, et pourquoi ?