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Leaving, staying, and in-between. The anxiety of border crossing in and around Apiao, Chiloé (Chile)
This is a change to the seminar originally advertised
This talk illustrates the choices of some indigenous islanders of Chiloé, southern Chile, who decided to move to the town, or to other countryside settings. This relocation implied an abrupt change of lifestyle and residence; however, a definitive move has never happened and people constantly re-negotiate their residency through regular or seasonal commuting.
Does one ever really leave? Does one ever settle? Where is home, and what makes it so? I reflect on the relation between people and places in a context of change and movement, considering the different strategies people employ to minimise loss while pursuing their aspirations.
Date:
31 October 2025, 15:00
Venue:
St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details:
Nissan Lecture Theatre
Speaker:
Giovanna Bacchiddu (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)
Organising department:
School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography
Organisers:
Alice Millington (University of Oxford),
Zuzanna Olszewska (Associate Professor in the Social Anthropology of the Middle East),
Madeleine Reeves (University of Oxford)
Part of:
School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography Departmental Seminar Series
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Kate Atherton
