Emancipation or Enclosement? The Spatialization of Difference and Urban Ethnic Contestation in Colombia

The focus of this article is a paradox inherent in the political effects of spatial claims undertaken by multicultural policies in many nation states: though territory is considered as one of the primary means of achieving autonomy and self-determination, it is at the same time a mechanism that encl...

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Autonomy
Ethnic group
Ethnicity
Human rights
Indigenous population
Multiculturalism
Nation state
Urban society
Colombia
Colombia
Indigenous peoples
Multiculturalism
Spatialization of difference
Urban ethnicity
Rights
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spelling 527039186002020-05-25T23:56:49Z2020-05-25T23:56:49Z2012The focus of this article is a paradox inherent in the political effects of spatial claims undertaken by multicultural policies in many nation states: though territory is considered as one of the primary means of achieving autonomy and self-determination, it is at the same time a mechanism that encloses difference. Through a combination of archival and ethnographic research I study the political effects of binding indigenous people's minority rights with indigenous reservations in Colombia. I focus on analyzing the legal ways in which an 'ethnic indigenous type' has been attached to an 'ethnic indigenous rural topos' in the jurisprudence of the Colombian Constitutional Court. I also examine how ethnic groups in the capital city of Bogotá have questioned the multicultural ideals of indigeneity and the romantic desires of what an indigenous place should look like. Ultimately, my intention is to draw attention both analytically and politically, to the necessity of more thorough analyses of the consequences of strict forms of spatializing ethnicity. © 2011 The Author Antipode © 2011 Antipode Foundation Ltd.application/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8330.2011.00889.x0066481214678330https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22533eng683No. 3663AntipodeVol. 44Antipode, ISSN:00664812, 14678330, Vol.44, No.3 (2012); pp. 663-683https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84860672145&doi=10.1111%2fj.1467-8330.2011.00889.x&partnerID=40&md5=5a733b0a445a2496e553fa35cbc36d47Abierto (Texto Completo)http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2instname:Universidad del Rosarioreponame:Repositorio Institucional EdocURAutonomyEthnic groupEthnicityHuman rightsIndigenous populationMulticulturalismNation stateUrban societyColombiaColombiaIndigenous peoplesMulticulturalismSpatialization of differenceUrban ethnicityEmancipation or Enclosement? The Spatialization of Difference and Urban Ethnic Contestation in ColombiaarticleArtículohttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Bocarejo Suescún, Diana10336/22533oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/225332021-06-10 19:23:10.858https://repository.urosario.edu.coRepositorio institucional EdocURedocur@urosario.edu.co
dc.title.spa.fl_str_mv Emancipation or Enclosement? The Spatialization of Difference and Urban Ethnic Contestation in Colombia
title Emancipation or Enclosement? The Spatialization of Difference and Urban Ethnic Contestation in Colombia
spellingShingle Emancipation or Enclosement? The Spatialization of Difference and Urban Ethnic Contestation in Colombia
Autonomy
Ethnic group
Ethnicity
Human rights
Indigenous population
Multiculturalism
Nation state
Urban society
Colombia
Colombia
Indigenous peoples
Multiculturalism
Spatialization of difference
Urban ethnicity
title_short Emancipation or Enclosement? The Spatialization of Difference and Urban Ethnic Contestation in Colombia
title_full Emancipation or Enclosement? The Spatialization of Difference and Urban Ethnic Contestation in Colombia
title_fullStr Emancipation or Enclosement? The Spatialization of Difference and Urban Ethnic Contestation in Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Emancipation or Enclosement? The Spatialization of Difference and Urban Ethnic Contestation in Colombia
title_sort Emancipation or Enclosement? The Spatialization of Difference and Urban Ethnic Contestation in Colombia
dc.subject.keyword.spa.fl_str_mv Autonomy
Ethnic group
Ethnicity
Human rights
Indigenous population
Multiculturalism
Nation state
Urban society
Colombia
Colombia
Indigenous peoples
Multiculturalism
Spatialization of difference
Urban ethnicity
topic Autonomy
Ethnic group
Ethnicity
Human rights
Indigenous population
Multiculturalism
Nation state
Urban society
Colombia
Colombia
Indigenous peoples
Multiculturalism
Spatialization of difference
Urban ethnicity
description The focus of this article is a paradox inherent in the political effects of spatial claims undertaken by multicultural policies in many nation states: though territory is considered as one of the primary means of achieving autonomy and self-determination, it is at the same time a mechanism that encloses difference. Through a combination of archival and ethnographic research I study the political effects of binding indigenous people's minority rights with indigenous reservations in Colombia. I focus on analyzing the legal ways in which an 'ethnic indigenous type' has been attached to an 'ethnic indigenous rural topos' in the jurisprudence of the Colombian Constitutional Court. I also examine how ethnic groups in the capital city of Bogotá have questioned the multicultural ideals of indigeneity and the romantic desires of what an indigenous place should look like. Ultimately, my intention is to draw attention both analytically and politically, to the necessity of more thorough analyses of the consequences of strict forms of spatializing ethnicity. © 2011 The Author Antipode © 2011 Antipode Foundation Ltd.
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