This thesis project investigates how the personal experience contributes to International Relations’ understanding of migration. Employing a feminist IR theoretical framework and an engaged,...Show moreThis thesis project investigates how the personal experience contributes to International Relations’ understanding of migration. Employing a feminist IR theoretical framework and an engaged, qualitative methodology of semi-structured interviews, I investigate the migration experiences of undocumented Latina factory workers, as an interplay between their gender, their undocumented immigration status, and their work. The findings allow us to examine self-narrativized realities where the politicization of the personal is paramount. Gaby, Valentina, and Margarita, the collaborators, share their personal experience with undocumented migration, motherhood, tiring work schedules and hard labor, all while navigating gendered oppressions. I find that even the most common private matters and experiences are imbibed with power dynamics and tensions, and that they are present at all stages of international politics. The research concludes that using the personal experience in order to make (feminist) sense of International Relations is a necessity.Show less
