Vendedores informales, relaciones urbanas y trabajo de campo: una reflexión.

STREET vendors; FIELD research; FEAR; LITERATURE; SPACE

In this article, the author reflects on her field work experiences with informal vendors in Cali, Colombia. Based on this, she reveals, first, her mistakes and fears, but also the challenges and opportunities that can arise during the process. Second, she highlights the ability of these vendors to transform the street, "dangerous" and "hostile", into a safer, more interesting and, above all, an ideal space for socializing. In this way, the author suggest nuancing the approaches and concerns that predominate in urban literature on the distinctive feature of social relations in cities, as cold, indifferent and formal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

En este artículo, la autora reflexiona sobre sus experiencias de trabajo de campo con vendedores informales en Cali, Colombia. Con base en ello, deja en evidencia, primero, sus errores y temores, pero también los desafíos y oportunidades que se pueden presentar durante el proceso. Segundo, resalta la habilidad de estos(as) vendedores(as) para transformar la calle, «peligrosa» y «hostil», en un espacio más seguro, interesante y, sobre todo, ideal para socializar. De esta manera, propone matizar los planteamientos y preocupaciones que predominan en la literatura urbana sobre la particularidad de las relaciones sociales en las ciudades, en tanto frías, indiferentes y formales. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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