Ana-Brigitte Poveda | Global Migration Processes

Ana-Brigitte Poveda

Ana-Brigitte Poveda

Ana-Brigitte Poveda holds a master’s degree in geography from Université Laval. Her research examines refugees’ recognition of spatial inequalities, through a characterisation of their housing territory, and investigates their spatial practices and representations of the territory. It also aims to link different scales of spatial practices and representations, considering both the context of origin and the migratory trajectory of each refugee. The overall objective of this research is to deepen the understanding of the refugees’ integration into Quebec society, from a spatial point of view. Ana-Brigitte uses a mixed-method research design combining cartography, direct observation, and semi-structured interviews with migrant associations and newly arrived refugees.

Photographic contribution

Michel Huneault is a documentary photographer and visual artist. Before devoting himself entirely to photography starting in 2008, he worked for more than ten years in international development. He holds an M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of California at Berkeley, where he was a Rotary Peace Fellow, focusing on the role of collective memory in the aftermath of large-scale trauma. First in Berkeley and then in New York, he was a student and assistant to photographer Gilles Peress of the Magnum agency. Today, Michel Huneault is still interested in development, trauma, migration and other complex geographic realities, including the impacts of climate change. In 2016, he was awarded the Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship to continue his research on migration issues. In 2018, ROXHAM, his visual and sound project on the passage of asylum seekers from the United States to Canada was adapted into virtual reality by the National Film Board of Canada.