Ślady obecności. Obrazy miejsc i rzeczy w migracji na granicy polsko-białoruskiej
Material Dimension of the Crisis along the Polish-Belarusian Border: Places and Objects

Summary/Abstract: The ongoing humanitarian crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border did not attract mass public attention in Poland or in the world, also the media interest is limited. Rare visuals of asylum seekers and migration conditions are rather provided by activist portals and people involved in providing humanitarian aid, thus they remain in the circulation of communities working to solve the crisis. Consequently, access to knowledge about the conditions of the migration experience across the Polish border is limited. Observing the material background, the traces of migration, both in the sense of its topography and its instrumental equipment, allows us to get closer to the inaccessible information. The authors propose a preliminary typology of migration sites, as well as objects used during migration. They argue that such a research strategy not only examines migration processes through their secondary symptoms. It can be understood as an ally gesture towards asylum seekers. Material analysis makes it possible to reveal the experience of migration in such a way as not to infringe on the precarious security of people on the move.

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