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Tracing the Border Crossings of Forced Migrants in Paris’ 18th Arrondissement: Exploring a Photo-Walk Method

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This chapter discusses a photographic walking research experiment that we conducted in the aftermath of a forced evacuation of asylum seekers by police from makeshift camps in Paris. By walking, photography and the analysis of material traces we develop relational embodied and reflexive methods for alternative ways of seeing, experiencing and telling the realities of border enforcement. We show how the process of walking and taking pictures together can open up a relational space where embodied knowledge, and the relationship between visual and other senses are articulated and where reflection and reflexivity among researchers can be enhanced. We argue that by looking at the minutiae, what is ordinarily overlooked, can produce a richer account of marginal spaces and experiences of the violence of border enforcement.

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  1. Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway

    Henry Mainsah

  2. Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

    Carolina Sanchez Boe

  3. University of Paris, Paris, France

    Carolina Sanchez Boe

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  1. Department of Social Sciences & Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

    Karina Horsti

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Mainsah, H., Boe, C.S. (2019). Tracing the Border Crossings of Forced Migrants in Paris’ 18th Arrondissement: Exploring a Photo-Walk Method. In: Horsti, K. (eds) The Politics of Public Memories of Forced Migration and Bordering in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30565-9_8

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