Objective/Context:

In this work, I propose to explore the childhood memories of those who experienced exile during the last dictatorships in Argentina and Uruguay. I examine the spaces of transit and meanings stored in the recounted memories.

Methodology:

Based on interviews conducted by me, I focus on the biographical approach and socio-symbolic level when analyzing the narratives produced by the interviewees.

Originality:

The work aims to contribute to a little-explored subject, such as the memories of those who experienced exile in childhood, with the purpose of recovering spatial dimension as a novel perspective in the construction of memory.

Conclusions:

Based on an analysis of evoked experiences, the study highlights the affective link to spaces and meanings in relation to intermediate places of transit during forced migration: thresholds between the known world and the world to be known.

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