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SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN Mon, 03 Jul 2023 10:33:56 +0000 https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site en PROLOGUE https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/PROLOGUE Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:28:50 +0000 SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/PROLOGUE Prologue WATER NARRATIVE                                     X  Book abstract The global border regimes threaten to escalate, and state-controlled refugee camps dominate the discourse while contrary viewpoints seem to be missing. Focusing on three autonomous settlements—the Dzjangal in Calais (France), Tiburtina in Rome (Italy), and Los Arenales in Antofagasta (Chile)—this PhD research follows how communities on the move transform so-called non-places into social places through practices of inbetweenness, resisting border regimes and creating sites of belonging and political imagination. Attuned to the oceans connecting these places, this research draws on artistic and multimodal anthropology to develop a holistic approach that combines sensory and affective methods to explore these urban practices. It offers insights for social sciences, the arts, and readers interested in urban future-making shaped by collective agency. ︎ CLICK HERE TO READ THE PROLOGUE ︎ CLICK HERE TO READ THE COMPLETE BOOK This PhD research comprises three main components: the book Making Places Inbetween, published in 2026 by transcript verlag; this website containing various multimodal and artistic works produced during the years of this research; and the collaborative exhibition Somewhere Inbetween held in October 2024 in Lichthof Ost in the main building of Humboldt Universität zu Berlin OCEANS & PLACES (1) https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/OCEANS-PLACES-1 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:28:50 +0000 SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/OCEANS-PLACES-1 Chapter OCEANS, PLACES, PEOPLE ︎ In this first chapter, I reflect on the great challenges of writing people’s stories. Through fragmented ethnographic and poetic narratives, I explore diverse forms of (re)presenting my encounters with the cities of Calais, Rome, and Antofagasta, as well as with the places and people of the Dzjangal, Tiburtina, and Los Arenales. Bodies of saltwater become my poetic element to navigate the complexities of representation. ︎ CLICK HERE TO READ THE CHAPTER <img width="6240" height="4160" width_o="6240" height_o="4160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f88bc92b5a66099fa8f3c63a9c9ca42318b225f7110e159a599efbee4b829730/COVER_PHOTO.JPG" data-mid="250925560" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f88bc92b5a66099fa8f3c63a9c9ca42318b225f7110e159a599efbee4b829730/COVER_PHOTO.JPG" /> South Pacific Ocean © Inti Gallardo ASPIRATIONAL ARCHIVES (2) https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/ASPIRATIONAL-ARCHIVES-2 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 10:33:56 +0000 SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/ASPIRATIONAL-ARCHIVES-2 Chapter ASPIRATIONAL ARCHIVES  ︎ This chapter looks closely at the role of three community archives as a counter-response to institutional archival practices, and mainstream migration narratives. Through theoretical analysis, ethnographic vignettes, co-authored contributions, and multimedia archival engagement, it explores the collective aspiration, memory, and placemaking in the Dzjangal, Tiburtina, and Los Arenales. The second and third sections of the chapter are co-authored by Elizabeth Andrade, Adolfo Estalella, Davide Franceschini, Carla J. Maier, Cristian Ochoa, and Kathy O’Hare. ︎ CLICK HERE TO READ THE CHAPTER <img width="720" height="462" width_o="720" height_o="462" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33e860a6ebf88031a52ddea56e562273333d1af43ac17c74f0365021a3eba3bd/tiburtina_02.jpg" data-mid="183991490" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/720/i/33e860a6ebf88031a52ddea56e562273333d1af43ac17c74f0365021a3eba3bd/tiburtina_02.jpg" />Tiburtina © Davide Franceschini AUTOETHNOGRAPHY(3) https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/AUTOETHNOGRAPHY-3 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 14:45:29 +0000 SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/AUTOETHNOGRAPHY-3 Chapter AUTOETHNOGRAPHY OF THE INBETWEENNESS ︎ In this chapter, I bring my own experiences of being in between the disciplines of art and anthropology. Through autoethnography, I examine the challenges and possibilities of this collaboration. I look closely at the complex relations between ethics and aesthetics, as well as theory and practices, and how this contributes to today’s multimodality. I engage with the concept of liminality as a case study by looking at it through the double lens of art and anthropology. In this chapter, I am rethinking the positionality of art within academic projects in the social sciences.   ︎ CLICK HERE TO READ THE CHAPTER <img width="1658" height="1044" width_o="1658" height_o="1044" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c0f3fae94047e4f27786e05e5effedeb2045d46a49b848823979b9cbd96b4360/Screenshot-2023-03-06-at-23.12.37.png" data-mid="182686626" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c0f3fae94047e4f27786e05e5effedeb2045d46a49b848823979b9cbd96b4360/Screenshot-2023-03-06-at-23.12.37.png" /> Melanie Garland portrait © Latitudo Rome                                           ARTIFACTS (4) https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/ARTIFACTS-4 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 09:29:55 +0000 SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/ARTIFACTS-4 Chapter ARTISTIC ARTIFACTS  ︎ In this chapter, I propose artistic practices as multimodal. I delve into today’s multimodal anthropology debate by bringing my artistic practices used in this research —sound, collective listening, and critical walking—as methodological tools for ethnography. I explore their multisensory, collaborative, and affective dimensions to engage with critical, political, and decolonial approaches beyond traditional ethnographic display methods. ︎ CLICK HERE TO READ THE CHAPTER <img width="2390" height="1588" width_o="2390" height_o="1588" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4a3b9b9b50660ac9c6b7947aacf0eff7e6cd19af94180726972140d69ba059ed/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-15.54.54.png" data-mid="184332422" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4a3b9b9b50660ac9c6b7947aacf0eff7e6cd19af94180726972140d69ba059ed/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-15.54.54.png" />Field recording exercise © L’Aquila RealeR SOMEWHERE (5) https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/SOMEWHERE-5 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:28:51 +0000 SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/SOMEWHERE-5 Chapter SOMEWHERERethinking Liminality in Border Regimes ︎ In this chapter, I theoretically explore how the concepts of liminality and inbetweenness contribute to understanding the social-urban transformation of the Dzjangal, Tiburtina, and Los Arenales from spaces labeled as non-places and places of exception into places of conviviality. I reflect on the inbetweenness of migratory experiences as the uncertainties shaped by contemporary border regimes, as well as the driving force of the creation of alternative placemaking in today’s urban spaces. ︎ CLICK HERE TO READ THE CHAPTER <img width="1556" height="1086" width_o="1556" height_o="1086" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67394d246d93ade66aedaecfa54e9812f6fdf1a5c7322a917a7e08c641d75002/Screenshot-2023-07-08-at-14.49.14.png" data-mid="250926241" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67394d246d93ade66aedaecfa54e9812f6fdf1a5c7322a917a7e08c641d75002/Screenshot-2023-07-08-at-14.49.14.png" />Tiburtina © Davide Franceschini BECOMINGS (6) https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/BECOMINGS-6 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:28:51 +0000 SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/BECOMINGS-6 Chapter BECOMINGSPlacemaking in the Inbetweenness ︎ In this chapter, I examine the enduring presence of colonial legacy in today’s border regimes through a postcolonial lens. The Dzjangal, Tiburtina, and Los Arenales embody their inbetweenness, navigating colonial, racialized, and migratory dynamics that shape their unique placemaking. I look closely at their migratory “becomings” and how these have shaped the creation of their social places.  ︎ CLICK HERE TO READ THE CHAPTER <img width="2996" height="2000" width_o="2996" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9050cae28cd4051111d95c493e4ced919bc943bae7ba0cf32fa9aefbf3d5d557/Fig5B1.jpg" data-mid="250926272" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9050cae28cd4051111d95c493e4ced919bc943bae7ba0cf32fa9aefbf3d5d557/Fig5B1.jpg" /> Los Arenales © Cristian Ochoa EPILOGUE https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/EPILOGUE Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:28:51 +0000 SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/EPILOGUE Epilogue SOMEWHERE INBETWEENRethinking the ‘Elsewhere’ ︎ The Epilogue invites the reader to rethink today’s city through prefigurative practices, hopes, and dreams of the residents of the Dzjangal, Tiburtina, and Los Arenales. It suggests looking at their placemaking through the lens of “Somewhere Inbetween,” acknowledging their migratory narratives, resistances, and resilience toward the border regime. As well as their proposal of a more inclusive urban landscape that reflects the diversity inherent in migratory flows. These communities resist the marginalization imposed by border regimes by creating alternative placemaking. Through these convivial approaches, they rethink urban spaces, collective projects, and coexistence within today’s postcolonial cities. ︎ CLICK HERE TO READ THE EPILOGUE <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e8ddc92abb27c04e0bf4ffafae346a23c2d14396d3ba7b3466dce8d63c0932fa/Fig7B1.jpg" data-mid="250927222" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e8ddc92abb27c04e0bf4ffafae346a23c2d14396d3ba7b3466dce8d63c0932fa/Fig7B1.jpg" />Los Arenales © Cristian Ochoa ABOUT https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/ABOUT-1 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:28:51 +0000 SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/ABOUT-1 ︎ Dissertationsprojekte am Institut für Europäische Ethnologie, Philosophische Fakultät, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin ABOUT ︎ Melanie Garland’s doctoral research is situated in the urgent and highly relevant field of border regimes, migration, and refugee practices. The project emerged from the escalating crisis of European and South American border regimes around 2015, marked by violence, dehumanization, and the establishment of “refugee camps” as tools of control. Focusing on three self-built settlements — The Dzjangal in Calais, Tiburtina in Rome, and Los Arenales in Antofagasta — her research explores how communities-in-transit resisted state-controlled border regimes, occupying abandoned urban spaces to create social places of belonging, alternative modes of coexistence, and solidarity networks. By rethinking “non-places” as sites of conviviality, her work challenges conventional urban hierarchies and highlights the political potential of liminality and inbetweenness in migratory contexts. Combining postcolonial studies, critical geography, and multimodal European ethnology, Melanie integrates artistic practice with ethnography, using sound and listening practices, critical walking, and collaborative methods to explore the multisensory dimensions of placemaking. Her dissertation is an innovative multimodal PhD at the Institute of European Ethnology, comprising the book Making Places Inbetween, this multimodal website, and the collaborative exhibition Somewhere Inbetween. BIO https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/BIO Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:28:52 +0000 SOMEWHERE INBETWEEN https://somewhereinbetween.cargo.site/BIO BIO ︎ m@melaniegarland.com www.melaniegarland.com Art studio Berlin  Mareschstrasse 4, 12055 Represented by  Lite-Haus Gallery Berlin Mareschstrasse 4, 12055https://www.lite-haus.net/melanie-garland Melanie Garland (Dr.) is an artist, heritage restorer, researcher and lecturer. She earned a PhD from the Institute of European Ethnology at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin for her multimodal project “Somewhere Inbetween”. Her research topics are postmigrant society, postcolonial and urban studies, and decolonial practices through artistic-ethnographic methods. She is working at the intersection of art and anthropology through collaborative installation, sound art, and performative and curatorial processes grounded in feminist ethics of care.