# Season 4, Episode 1: Prof. Veronica Montes on Borderlands, Belonging, and Care

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Podcast: [Social Work Journeys](https://stenobird.com/podcast/social-work-journeys-7030452)
Published: 2025-09-16T23:38:23+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode Prof. Veronica Montes, Associate Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Studies at Bryn Mawr College, discusses her journey as an immigrant scholar, her research on transnational families and migrants' emotional lives, and her use of feminist decolonial methodologies. She explains the concept of "Borderlands", shares how photography preserves memory and serves as research data, and offers practical advice for social workers.

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