Towards Geographies of Silence: Unspoken Boundaries

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Conceptual analysis reveals silence as a boundary-making practice in transnational family life, highlighting empowerment and self-image concerns.

Silence functions as a boundary-making practice, revealing insights into transnational family dynamics.
Participants navigate complex conversations to protect relationships and manage self-image amid inequality.
Observational analysis of transnational families across Brazil and the United States highlights experience-based typologies of silence.
Understanding silence as a form of resistance informs broader geographies of care and empowerment.

Dora Sampaio (2025) studied this question.

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Conceptual analysis reveals silence as a boundary-making practice in transnational family life, highlighting empowerment and self-image concerns.