A sweet and amnesic present: the postcolonial landscape and memory makings in Cape Verde
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Resumo: | The construction of memory in landscapes is a complex process which is embedded in webs of political and economic power. Often history is twisted and bended to better serve the current interests of the hegemonic forces at play. In this paper I attempt to explore how memory is at work in three different sites in Santiago Island, Cape Verde: an old fort and a historical town; a concentration camp; and a global resort. The three sites participate in the erasure, maintenance and creation of memory in different ways, forging new forms of collective identity, which are embedded in local as well as global forces and processes. Through an analysis of the changes taking place on these sites, this paper suggests that while the country lives on foreign aid and attempts to embrace neo-liberal practices, it fails not only to provide basic services to the population but to engage critically with its history and geography. |
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A sweet and amnesic present: the postcolonial landscape and memory makings in Cape VerdeUn présent doux et amnésique: le paysage postcolonial et la genèse des mémoires en Cap-VertUn presente dulce y amnésico: el paisaje poscolonial y haciendo memorias en Cabo VerdeLandscapeMemoryPostcolonialismCape VerdeIdentityThe construction of memory in landscapes is a complex process which is embedded in webs of political and economic power. Often history is twisted and bended to better serve the current interests of the hegemonic forces at play. In this paper I attempt to explore how memory is at work in three different sites in Santiago Island, Cape Verde: an old fort and a historical town; a concentration camp; and a global resort. The three sites participate in the erasure, maintenance and creation of memory in different ways, forging new forms of collective identity, which are embedded in local as well as global forces and processes. Through an analysis of the changes taking place on these sites, this paper suggests that while the country lives on foreign aid and attempts to embrace neo-liberal practices, it fails not only to provide basic services to the population but to engage critically with its history and geography.Taylor & FrancisRepositório da Universidade de LisboaSarmento, João2019-02-19T12:02:02Z20092009-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/37059engSarmento, J. (2009). A sweet and amnesic present: the postcolonial landscape and memory makings in Cape Verde. Social & Cultural Geography, 10(5), pp. 523–544. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649360902974456.1464-936510.1080/14649360902974456metadata only accessinfo: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:RCAAP2023-11-08T16:34:02Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/37059Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:51:11.809641Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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A sweet and amnesic present: the postcolonial landscape and memory makings in Cape Verde Un présent doux et amnésique: le paysage postcolonial et la genèse des mémoires en Cap-Vert Un presente dulce y amnésico: el paisaje poscolonial y haciendo memorias en Cabo Verde |
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A sweet and amnesic present: the postcolonial landscape and memory makings in Cape Verde |
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A sweet and amnesic present: the postcolonial landscape and memory makings in Cape Verde Sarmento, João Landscape Memory Postcolonialism Cape Verde Identity |
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A sweet and amnesic present: the postcolonial landscape and memory makings in Cape Verde |
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A sweet and amnesic present: the postcolonial landscape and memory makings in Cape Verde |
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A sweet and amnesic present: the postcolonial landscape and memory makings in Cape Verde |
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A sweet and amnesic present: the postcolonial landscape and memory makings in Cape Verde |
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A sweet and amnesic present: the postcolonial landscape and memory makings in Cape Verde |
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Sarmento, João |
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Sarmento, João |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Sarmento, João |
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Landscape Memory Postcolonialism Cape Verde Identity |
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Landscape Memory Postcolonialism Cape Verde Identity |
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The construction of memory in landscapes is a complex process which is embedded in webs of political and economic power. Often history is twisted and bended to better serve the current interests of the hegemonic forces at play. In this paper I attempt to explore how memory is at work in three different sites in Santiago Island, Cape Verde: an old fort and a historical town; a concentration camp; and a global resort. The three sites participate in the erasure, maintenance and creation of memory in different ways, forging new forms of collective identity, which are embedded in local as well as global forces and processes. Through an analysis of the changes taking place on these sites, this paper suggests that while the country lives on foreign aid and attempts to embrace neo-liberal practices, it fails not only to provide basic services to the population but to engage critically with its history and geography. |
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Sarmento, J. (2009). A sweet and amnesic present: the postcolonial landscape and memory makings in Cape Verde. Social & Cultural Geography, 10(5), pp. 523–544. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649360902974456. 1464-9365 10.1080/14649360902974456 |
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