The temporary dimension of the trajectories of Andean immigrants in the city of Madrid / La dimensión temporal de los inmigrantes andinos en la ciudad de Madrid

• Main Author: Juan José Ruiz Blázquez
• Format: Article
• Language: deu
• Published: Asociacion Castellano-Manchega de Sociologia (ACMS) 2013-10-01
• Series: Barataria : Revista Castellano-Manchega de Ciencias Sociales
• Subjects: Time; space; subjectivity; vulnerability
• Online Access: https://revistabarataria.es/web/index.php/rb/article/view/82

This article is a summary of an investigation into how a particular temporal conception of existence generates a kind of subjectivity and identity. These two concepts have helped us to understand the processes of social vulnerability Andean immigrants, especially Ecuadorians in the city of Madrid. To get closer to their personal and social trajectories have biographical material produced by what I call life narratives, stories result of in-depth, so well unravel how time and space are key variables to understand the mentality and cultural imaginary immigrants, their adaptation paths to the destination country.