Voluntary International Mobility Lived in Laughter, Tears, and Resignification: Experiences of Brazilians Shared on YouTube Channels

Janaína Maria Bueno, C. Domingues, Amanda Cristina Corrêa Vaz, Nicole Hage Ferreira
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Abstract Voluntary international mobility requires greater responsibility, given that there is no structure and organizational support for the challenge of living in another country. The aim of this study is to analyze the intercultural adaptation process of Brazilian immigrants and self-initiated expatriates in “off-axis” countries (less sought after/without a structured community of Brazilians) based on their reports and interactions on YouTube channels. The study employs a qualitative approach, with narrative research of four individuals. The data were collected between March and May of 2021 according to the following categories: intercultural adaptation; types of adaptation; structure and functioning of the channel. We confirmed the applicability of the theories of intercultural adaptation to analyze voluntary mobility, but with the need to consider specific aspects, such as advance adjustment actions, the influence of the channels on the focus and effort to adapt to the general environment and interact with the locals, and the emergence of individual aspects and behaviors (such as flexibility to change and self-knowledge), which were shown to be relevant for the intercultural adaptation process in voluntary mobility. As a theoretical contribution, it is understood that to use the theories about intercultural adaptation with the aim of analyzing voluntary mobility it is necessary to consider some specific aspects of this type of mobility while still in the country of origin, the weight and importance of each adaptation environment for the voluntary expatriate’s objective, and how much that experience is shared and exposed on different media with their respective impact on choices and (re)creation of meanings.
自愿的国际流动生活在欢笑、泪水和辞职中:巴西人在YouTube频道分享的经验
鉴于没有结构和组织支持在另一个国家生活的挑战,自愿国际流动需要承担更大的责任。本研究的目的是分析巴西移民和“离轴”国家(不太受追捧/没有巴西人的结构化社区)的自发外派人员的跨文化适应过程,基于他们在YouTube频道上的报告和互动。本研究采用定性研究方法,对四个人进行叙事研究。数据是在2021年3月至5月期间根据以下类别收集的:跨文化适应;适应类型;通道的结构和功能。我们确认了跨文化适应理论在分析自愿流动方面的适用性,但需要考虑具体方面,如预先调整行动,渠道对适应一般环境和与当地人互动的重点和努力的影响,以及个人方面和行为的出现(如改变的灵活性和自我认识)。这被证明与自愿流动中的跨文化适应过程有关。作为一项理论贡献,可以理解的是,为了利用关于跨文化适应的理论来分析自愿流动,有必要考虑这种流动在原籍国时的一些具体方面,每个适应环境对自愿外派人员目标的重要性,以及这种经验在不同媒体上的分享和曝光程度,以及它们各自对选择和(重新)创造意义的影响。
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