Figures of Migration Gender, Kinship, and the Politics of Representation
Thisarticle examines differences in the discursive representations of male and female overseas Filipino workers. Men have less discursive visibility than females, but men are seen as responsible breadwinners, virile, and/or threatening socioeconomic and international hierarchies, while women are con...
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ph-ateneo-arc.phstudies-39532024-08-07T03:42:03Z Figures of Migration Gender, Kinship, and the Politics of Representation Cruz I, Resto S. Thisarticle examines differences in the discursive representations of male and female overseas Filipino workers. Men have less discursive visibility than females, but men are seen as responsible breadwinners, virile, and/or threatening socioeconomic and international hierarchies, while women are contradictorily portrayed as heroines and bad mothers. These representations result from migration’s tensions and contradictions with historically established gender and kinship norms. Because these norms are central to Philippine class and status hierarchies, elite and middle-class anxieties thus mediate migrants’ representations. Further, the state and global political economy shape these representations. This examination compels a rethinking of Philippine migration flows as feminized.Keywords: Migration • kinship • gender • discursive representation •feminization of labor 2012-12-03T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol60/iss4/5 info:doi/10.13185/2244-1638.3953 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/3953/viewcontent/5474.pdf Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints Archīum Ateneo |
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Thisarticle examines differences in the discursive representations of male and female overseas Filipino workers. Men have less discursive visibility than females, but men are seen as responsible breadwinners, virile, and/or threatening socioeconomic and international hierarchies, while women are contradictorily portrayed as heroines and bad mothers. These representations result from migration’s tensions and contradictions with historically established gender and kinship norms. Because these norms are central to Philippine class and status hierarchies, elite and middle-class anxieties thus mediate migrants’ representations. Further, the state and global political economy shape these representations. This examination compels a rethinking of Philippine migration flows as feminized.Keywords: Migration • kinship • gender • discursive representation •feminization of labor |
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