Media and Contemporary Migration

This research is linked to Latin American studies of media reception and aims to analyze the uses that Latin American migrants make of media related to the world of work in the city of Caxias do Sul, RS. The theoretical basis is based on the concepts of migration, reception and work from authors such as Jesus Martín-Barbero, Denise Cogo, José de Sousa Martins, Michel De Certeau, Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Jacques Marre and Anthony Giddens. The methodology, of a qualitative nature, is made up of life history techniques, carried out with a sample of 10 migrants, observation and documentary research. The results of the analysis highlight the use of the media by migrants in undertaking the migration project, in maintaining and finding work in the city of Caxias do Sul, the place of migration, and as a workspace.