The present thesis aims to analyse the concept of the frontier through the perspective of those who cross it, investigating the impact that such an experience has on the identities of women, men, and children. Supported by a theoretical and bibliographical framework, the study examines the complexity of the migration flows involving Morocco and its borders with Spain and Algeria, places marked by violence but also by experiences of solidarity and hospitality. Human relationships constitute the core of the research, which has been developed through listening to numerous testimonies of border crossings and journeys across the waters of the Mediterranean. The final chapter focuses on a specific area of investigation: overcoming the frontier itself. The aim is to challenge certain stereotypical narratives of the frontier, which often associate it primarily with cultural differences, pushbacks, fear of the Other, and, in the most extreme cases, with the victims of human trafficking. The research therefore seeks to contribute to a narrative of frontier that explores its complexity, considering hospitality as a possible alternative and response to rejection.
La tesi presentata si propone di analizzare il concetto di frontiera attraverso lo sguardo di chi la attraversa, indagando l’impatto identitario che tale esperienza produce sulla vita di donne, uomini e bambini. Attraverso un supporto teorico e bibliografico, il lavoro interroga la complessità dei flussi migratori che interessano il Marocco e i suoi confini con la Spagna e l’Algeria, luoghi segnati dalla violenza, ma anche da esperienze di solidarietà e accoglienza. La relazione umana costituisce il fulcro della ricerca, sviluppata mediante l’ascolto di molteplici testimonianze di attraversamento dei confini e delle acque del Mediterraneo. Nell’ultimo capitolo l’analisi si concentra su uno specifico ambito di approfondimento: il superamento della frontiera stessa. L’obiettivo è contribuire al ridimensionamento di alcune narrazioni stereotipate di frontiera che spesso la associano principalmente a divergenze culturali, respingimenti, paura del diverso e, nei casi più estremi, alle vittime della tratta. La ricerca si propone quindi di contribuire a una narrazione della frontiera che ne approfondisca la complessità, considerando l’accoglienza come possibile alternativa e risposta al rifiuto.
Vivere la frontiera: identità in viaggio tra respingimento e accoglienza
SIAN, FRANCESCA
2025/2026
Abstract
The present thesis aims to analyse the concept of the frontier through the perspective of those who cross it, investigating the impact that such an experience has on the identities of women, men, and children. Supported by a theoretical and bibliographical framework, the study examines the complexity of the migration flows involving Morocco and its borders with Spain and Algeria, places marked by violence but also by experiences of solidarity and hospitality. Human relationships constitute the core of the research, which has been developed through listening to numerous testimonies of border crossings and journeys across the waters of the Mediterranean. The final chapter focuses on a specific area of investigation: overcoming the frontier itself. The aim is to challenge certain stereotypical narratives of the frontier, which often associate it primarily with cultural differences, pushbacks, fear of the Other, and, in the most extreme cases, with the victims of human trafficking. The research therefore seeks to contribute to a narrative of frontier that explores its complexity, considering hospitality as a possible alternative and response to rejection.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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