“The Cape Verdean Race”: Identity-building in a suburban council estate
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Data de Publicação: | 2016 |
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Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
Texto Completo: | https://revistas.rcaap.pt/cea/article/view/8028 |
Resumo: | This article explores local articulations of identity among Cape Verdean descendants in a council estate near Lisbon. The argument addresses their notions of ‘Cape Verdeanness’ and ‘Africanness’, analysing how these are built and sustained in opposition to the “Portuguese”. It begins by pinpointing weak transnational (material and symbolic) ties with Cape Verde, moving to highlight widespread racism in Portugal’s political, media and social responses to African immigrants. Finally, it examines Cape Verdeans’ identity constructions, arguing that the categories, tacit meanings and group attributes they forge speak less of feelings of belonging to Cape Verde than of a “looping effect” whereby discursive elements of racism and segregation in Portuguese society are appropriated and reworked by the subjects themselves. |
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“The Cape Verdean Race”: Identity-building in a suburban council estateracismCape Verdeanssecond generationidentityoppositioncouncil estateThis article explores local articulations of identity among Cape Verdean descendants in a council estate near Lisbon. The argument addresses their notions of ‘Cape Verdeanness’ and ‘Africanness’, analysing how these are built and sustained in opposition to the “Portuguese”. It begins by pinpointing weak transnational (material and symbolic) ties with Cape Verde, moving to highlight widespread racism in Portugal’s political, media and social responses to African immigrants. Finally, it examines Cape Verdeans’ identity constructions, arguing that the categories, tacit meanings and group attributes they forge speak less of feelings of belonging to Cape Verde than of a “looping effect” whereby discursive elements of racism and segregation in Portuguese society are appropriated and reworked by the subjects themselves.Centro de Estudos Internacionais do Instituto Universitário de Lisboa2016-01-22info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.rcaap.pt/cea/article/view/8028Cadernos de Estudos Africanos; N.º 24 (2012): Africanos e Afrodescendentes em Portugal: Redefinindo Práticas, Projetos e Identidades; 45-722182-74001645-3794reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://revistas.rcaap.pt/cea/article/view/8028https://revistas.rcaap.pt/cea/article/view/8028/5648Direitos de Autor (c) 2016 Cadernos de Estudos Africanosinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMourão, Ana Luísa2023-12-04T17:13:37Zoai:ojs.revistas.rcaap.pt:article/8028Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T00:40:58.559094Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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“The Cape Verdean Race”: Identity-building in a suburban council estate |
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“The Cape Verdean Race”: Identity-building in a suburban council estate |
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“The Cape Verdean Race”: Identity-building in a suburban council estate Mourão, Ana Luísa racism Cape Verdeans second generation identity opposition council estate |
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“The Cape Verdean Race”: Identity-building in a suburban council estate |
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“The Cape Verdean Race”: Identity-building in a suburban council estate |
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“The Cape Verdean Race”: Identity-building in a suburban council estate |
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“The Cape Verdean Race”: Identity-building in a suburban council estate |
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“The Cape Verdean Race”: Identity-building in a suburban council estate |
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Mourão, Ana Luísa |
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Mourão, Ana Luísa |
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Mourão, Ana Luísa |
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racism Cape Verdeans second generation identity opposition council estate |
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racism Cape Verdeans second generation identity opposition council estate |
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This article explores local articulations of identity among Cape Verdean descendants in a council estate near Lisbon. The argument addresses their notions of ‘Cape Verdeanness’ and ‘Africanness’, analysing how these are built and sustained in opposition to the “Portuguese”. It begins by pinpointing weak transnational (material and symbolic) ties with Cape Verde, moving to highlight widespread racism in Portugal’s political, media and social responses to African immigrants. Finally, it examines Cape Verdeans’ identity constructions, arguing that the categories, tacit meanings and group attributes they forge speak less of feelings of belonging to Cape Verde than of a “looping effect” whereby discursive elements of racism and segregation in Portuguese society are appropriated and reworked by the subjects themselves. |
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