Under the flyover: Homeless people, power of choice and the practice of autonomy through an exchange fair
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Data de Publicação: | 2018 |
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Resumo: | As it is considered a flow zone, nobody pays attention to flyovers in the cities nor to their regular inhabitants, homeless people. Regardless of their social invisibility, homeless people do not solely adopt strategies to fight against marginalisation but also attempt to achieve certain economic autonomy. This paper focuses on a local economic experience, where homeless people, under a large Brazilian flyover, get together to actively participate in an exchange fair where a social currency is used. I argue that we must draw attention to the emergence of different and complex forms of collaborative work and collective consumption, since they may rescue citizenship, promote a certain kind of economic autonomy, and constitute a powerful tool against social invisibility. I also discuss the different consumption perspective that has been consolidated through this initiative, by bringing forward other forms of consumption not based on social distinction. |
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Under the flyover: Homeless people, power of choice and the practice of autonomy through an exchange fairSocial invisibilitySolidarity economySymbolic autonomyExchange fairsOther economiesAs it is considered a flow zone, nobody pays attention to flyovers in the cities nor to their regular inhabitants, homeless people. Regardless of their social invisibility, homeless people do not solely adopt strategies to fight against marginalisation but also attempt to achieve certain economic autonomy. This paper focuses on a local economic experience, where homeless people, under a large Brazilian flyover, get together to actively participate in an exchange fair where a social currency is used. I argue that we must draw attention to the emergence of different and complex forms of collaborative work and collective consumption, since they may rescue citizenship, promote a certain kind of economic autonomy, and constitute a powerful tool against social invisibility. I also discuss the different consumption perspective that has been consolidated through this initiative, by bringing forward other forms of consumption not based on social distinction.2018info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10316/81129http://hdl.handle.net/10316/81129https://doi.org/10.7146/tjcp.v5i1.105293eng2246-3755https://tidsskrift.dk/tcp/article/view/105293Santos, Luciane Lucas dosinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2020-01-21T12:27:26Zoai:estudogeral.uc.pt:10316/81129Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:03:17.666329Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Under the flyover: Homeless people, power of choice and the practice of autonomy through an exchange fair |
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Under the flyover: Homeless people, power of choice and the practice of autonomy through an exchange fair Santos, Luciane Lucas dos Social invisibility Solidarity economy Symbolic autonomy Exchange fairs Other economies |
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Santos, Luciane Lucas dos |
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Santos, Luciane Lucas dos |
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Santos, Luciane Lucas dos |
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Social invisibility Solidarity economy Symbolic autonomy Exchange fairs Other economies |
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Social invisibility Solidarity economy Symbolic autonomy Exchange fairs Other economies |
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As it is considered a flow zone, nobody pays attention to flyovers in the cities nor to their regular inhabitants, homeless people. Regardless of their social invisibility, homeless people do not solely adopt strategies to fight against marginalisation but also attempt to achieve certain economic autonomy. This paper focuses on a local economic experience, where homeless people, under a large Brazilian flyover, get together to actively participate in an exchange fair where a social currency is used. I argue that we must draw attention to the emergence of different and complex forms of collaborative work and collective consumption, since they may rescue citizenship, promote a certain kind of economic autonomy, and constitute a powerful tool against social invisibility. I also discuss the different consumption perspective that has been consolidated through this initiative, by bringing forward other forms of consumption not based on social distinction. |
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