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WALKING ALONG THE BORDERSCAPE: BORDERWALK AS A METHOD OF PRESENTING AND COLLECTING DATA.

Since the fall of 2021, the space of the Polish--Belarusian border has been highly militarized and weaponized. Tourist paths through the forest began to invisibly intersect the route of irregularized migration. The article introduces the concept of "borderwalk" as a method for presenting and generat...

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Publicado en:Croatian Journal of Ethnology & Folklore Research / Narodna Umjetnost Vol. 62; no. 2; pp. 61 - 81
Autores principales: JUDZIŃSKA, NATALIA, HAJDAROWICZ, INGA
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Institute of Ethnology & Folklore Research 2025
Materias:
Solidarity
Research methodology
Human migration patterns
Borderlands
Border security
Militarism
Ethical problems
Acquisition of data
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Sumario:Since the fall of 2021, the space of the Polish--Belarusian border has been highly militarized and weaponized. Tourist paths through the forest began to invisibly intersect the route of irregularized migration. The article introduces the concept of "borderwalk" as a method for presenting and generating data as well as an analysis of the borderscape. The embodied experience of collective walking serves a cognitive purpose while fostering solidarity with people on the move and other actors of the border crisis. Drawing on our experience from over twenty walks with researchers, students, activists, and journalists, we propose a methodological reflection that can serve as a guide through both the border landscape and the method itself. We walk the reader through the key points of the borderwalk -- the wall, the forest, and the cemetery -- highlighting ethical dilemmas as they unfold.
Od jeseni 2021. godine prostor poljsko-bjeloruske granice uvelike se militarizira i koristi kao oružje. Turističke staze kroz šumu počele su se nevidljivo križati s rutom iregulariziranih migracija. Članak uvodi koncept "šetnje granicom" kao metodu predstavljanja i prikupljanja podataka, kao i analize pograničnog krajolika. Utjelovljeno iskustvo zajedničkog hodanja ima spoznajnu funkciju te potiče solidarnost s ljudima u pokretu i drugim akterima krize na granici. Oslanjajući se na iskustvo iz više od dvadeset šetnji s istraživačima, studentima, aktivistima i novinarima, autorice predlažu metodološku refleksiju koja može poslužiti kao vodič kroz pogranični krajolik i samu metodu šetnje granicom. Čitatelja vode kroz ključne točke šetnje -- zid, šumu, groblje -- apostrofirajući etičke dileme na koje se putem nailazi.