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Title 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
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/10451/37059
Date 2009
Author(s) Sarmento, João
Abstract 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. - info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Subject(s) Landscape; Memory; Postcolonialism; Cape Verde; Identity
Language eng
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Relation https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14649360902974456?needAccess=true
Type of publication article
Rights closedAccess
Identifier 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; 1470-1197; 10.1080/14649360902974456
Repository Lissabon - University of Lissabon
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