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Queer Epistolary as Method in Migration Studies
The article highlights exchanges between two friends with different subject positions: one is a researcher on queer migrations and a former detainee/undocumented immigrant, and the other is a refugee escaping war in Syria, living in Buenos Aires. It uses queer epistolary as a liberatory method to create a “theory in flesh” about how queer migrants experience global migration apparatuses and build a scattered sense of belonging. We argue that queer migration studies predominantly focus on law, asylum, and refugee procedures, while the embodied and affective dimensions of queer/trans refugee and migrant life remain underexplored. Through letters, travel to the “Fin del Mundo,” and handmade zines, we offer insights into how migration regimes impact our bodies and emotions, and how queer epistolary exchanges provide liberatory frameworks and a site for building transformative justice.
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