Beyond visibility : problematizing discourses on gender violence in couples against immigrant women in Spain

In this paper we explore and problematize the discourses on gender violence in couples against immigrant women in Spain. It will contextualize the called feminization of migra-tion and review some discourses about the gender violence exerted against immigrant women. The paper will reflect about how these discourses may obscure the agency and re-sistance practices of the collective of immigrant women.