a) mapping the very surroundings of detention centers
with my research i'd like to focus on one of the less visible aspects of migration - the nature of detention centers. i want to analyze the very urban/rural context they are embedded in, and find out about the socio-spatial setting and perception of these non-places. as a first stage i will focus on web based research, as there seems to be plenty of information about some comprehensive projects and studies about detention available. for the practical part during the seminar i would like to conduct a sound-mapping of these locations.
b) about migrants utilizing cracks in 'steel suburbs'
imagining a survey in krakows nowa huta and ostravas suburb zabreh, looking for some kind of ‚cracks‘ in the suburban tissue that could potentially be used resp. are already utilized by migrants. assuming that there are similar structural changes going on in both suburban areas, these processes tend to leave empty spaces, which are just like in ‚standby mode‘. Besides the fact that such spaces are indeed often used by migrants, they also reflect the transient character of migration as a phenomenon.
regarding the very approach i could imagine this research to be conducted together with a photographer, walking through both suburban areas and benefiting from our outsider's view in detcting these cracks.
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