Racial Politics of Division

Monika Gosin

Description

The Racial Politics of Division deconstructs antagonistic discourses that circulated in local Miami media between African Americans, "white" Cubans, and "black" Cubans during the 1980 Mariel Boatlift and the 1994 Balsero Crisis. Monika Gosin challenges exclusionary arguments pitting these groups against one another and depicts instead the nuanced ways in which identities have been constructed, negotiated, rejected, and reclaimed in the context of Miami's historical multiethnic tensions. Focusing on ideas of "legitimacy," Gosin argues that dominant race-making ideologies of the white establishment regarding "worthy citizenship" and national belonging shape inter-minority conflict as groups negotiate their precarious positioning within the nation. Rejecting oversimplified and divisive racial politics, The Racial Politics of Division portrays the lived experiences of African Americans, white Cubans, and Afro-Cubans as disrupters in the binary frames of worth-citizenship narratives. Foregrounding the oft-neglected voices of Afro-Cubans, Gosin posits new narratives regarding racial positioning and notions of solidarity in Miami. By looking back to interethnic conflict that foreshadowed current demographic and social trends, she provides us with lessons for current debates surrounding immigration, interethnic relations, and national belonging. Gosin also shows us that despite these new demographic realities, white racial power continues to reproduce itself by requiring complicity of racialized groups in exchange for a tenuous claim on US citizenship.

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique
• Florida
• Ethnic studies
• History of the Americas
• Florida (homonymie)

Informations

• Publié par: Cornell University Press
• Date de parution: 15 juin 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781501738258
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

Extrait

The RacIaL PoLItIcs of DIvIsIon

The RacIaL PoLItIcs of DIvIsIon

Interethnîc Strugges for Legîtîmacy în Mutîcutura Mîamî

MonIka GosIn

CorneLL UnIversIty Press ïthaca and ondon

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Contents

1. Ràçé Màî: Mîàî à é Nàîô

2. Màîéîôŝ, é Cîîàîàîô ô Bàçéŝŝ, à Côŝûçîôŝ ô Wô Cîîéŝî

3. A Jûŝîçé ô A: ïîàîô à Aîçà Aéîçà Sôîàî

4. Fàî é Bàŝéô Cîŝîŝ: Té Ràçîà à Môà Pôîîçŝ ô Sûéî

5. Aô-Cûà Eçôûéŝ à é ïéŝéçîôŝ ô Bàçéŝŝ à àîîà

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Tîŝ ôô ôû ô àé éé çôéé îôû é ŝûô à é- éôŝî ô ŝô à éôé. ï à ô éî  éXéŝŝî  ôôû àŝ ô é éôé ï îéîéé ô îŝ ôjéç, ôŝé îéîîéŝ ï àé é àôôûŝ. ï à ûé à é ô ô çôŝé ô éûŝ îŝ ŝàé î éî ŝôîéŝ, û à é éîéé à éçôé é î é ôçéŝŝ. ï éà é éŝéàç ô îŝ ôjéç îé à àûàé ŝûé à é Uî- éŝî ô Càîôîà, Sà Dîéô (UCSD). ï àŝ à ôô ô é ûîé  é éŝééé ŝçôàŝ ô  çôîéé, Càéŝ Bîŝ, Ràú Féáé, Dàîé Hàî, à Sàà Jôŝô. ï à ééà îéé ô  çàî, Aà Céîà Zééà, ô éàîŝ à ûŝé àîŝô. Aŝ à àççôîŝé à é-éŝéçé ŝçôà ô àîàîŝ à ŝô çôéçîô ô é çôû- î à éôŝàéŝ ûé à éûî àiî ô é ŝûéŝ, ŝé îŝ à éXàé ô é é ô ŝçôà ï çôû ô ôé ô éçôé. ï à àéû ôô à Ràú Féáé àŝ çôîûé ô é à éô. ï çàô à î éôû ô é à, à ûéŝ ô ŝà îŝô é àŝ îàé àô

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îŝ jôûé à ô îŝ éûŝîàŝîç ŝûô à àôçàç. M çôô é- éŝ Fàé Càôà Cé, Téé Céŝéñà Bôéô, Aŝé ûçàŝ, Téô Vé- îàîŝ, à Tû Vô Dà, àô î Mà Gàçà, Gîà Oîàô, à Céçîîà Rîàŝ, éé à ééé ŝôûçé ô àûé à éçôûàéé. ï à ôû ô àôî é ô éé, éé ôà, à é àé ààŝ î îŝ ôéé. ï çàô ôé é çôîûîôŝ ô çôéàûéŝ à îéŝ ŝûç àŝ JôŝÉ FûŝÉ, ô éçôûàé é ô ûŝûé  ô  ûî é î ôûç î çô- àçŝ. Màà Kîàûéà î Mîàî à Côûŝî Mîçéé Açîé î ôŝ Aé- éŝ ôô é î ééé ï ééé à àçé ô ŝà îé çôûçî ié éŝéàç. Tà ôû ô ôéî ôû ôéŝ ô é. ï à àéû ô é îŝîûîôà ŝûô ï àé éçéîé î àŝ à éôŝîŝ à àîôûŝ ŝàéŝ ô é éŝéàç à îî ô é ôô ô: é UC-CUBA Açàéîç ïîîàîé; Càîôîà Cûûéŝ î Côààîé Péŝéçîé (UCSD); é UCSD Céé ô é Sû ô Ràçé à Eîç- î; é Céé ô Cîîéŝî, Ràçé à Eîçî Sûîéŝ à é Côéé ô Sàî Rôŝé î Aà, Né Yô; é Pôà î àîô/à Sûîéŝ î é Gôà Sôû à Dûé Uîéŝî; à é Côéé ô Wîîà à Mà’ŝ Fàçû Sûé Réŝéàç Gà ôà. ï à û àéçîàîé ô  ôŝôçôà éXéîéçé î é Pôà î àîô/à Sûîéŝ î é Gôà Sôû à Dûé, éé ï àîé ô é éàéŝî ô é-îéçô Aôîô Vîéô à àŝŝîŝà îéçô Jé Séà Wîîàŝ, à ô é îééç- ûà ûîàçé ô  û îŝîî àîŝôŝ Wîîà (Sà) Dàî à Hô Açéà. ï à àû ôô ô é Dûé Céé ô é Sû ô Ràçé, Eîçî à Géé (REGSS), ô àî à ôô àûŝçî ô- ŝô àà à ôîé é é ôôûî ô ééi ô é îàûàé éXéîŝé ô Màî Dû à Nàç R. Mîàà, ô ô ï à àŝô é àéû. Té ôô àŝ î îŝ ià ŝàéŝ à çôéé àé ï jôîé é àçû î é Déàé ô Sôçîôô à é Côéé ô Wîîà à Mà. ï àé éé ôûàé ô àé ŝûç ŝûôîé éàéà çôéàûéŝ, éé ŝîé ôé ô îç àŝ éé é î ôôû àŝ. ï îé A Qûà ŝéçîà éîô éçàûŝé ŝé ôûééé ô é é àîàé é ôô ûîŝî ôçéŝŝ. Sé éé û éàî é ôé àûŝçî ŝééà îéŝ, éî ô éôàîé à éàûàé ià àŝ. ï çôû ô é ôé àû ô é îéŝé ô ŝûç à ŝîîiçà àôû ô îé à éô ô éô à jû- îô çôéàûé. ï àéçîàé àŝô é éçôî îéŝî ô Jéîé Bîç- à Méé à é éà àîçé à éàéŝî ô çàîŝ Kà Jéîŝ à

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Gàà Oûŝé. Sééà Wîîà à Mà ŝûéŝ ôô îééŝ î  é- ŝéàç à ôé àŝ àŝŝîŝàŝ: à ôû Jéîé Fà, Béôî Màîéû, Jàéŝà Gîŝô, Oîîà éô Vîéô, à àŝô Aé Pôé ô é Uîé- ŝî ô Vîîîà. Té çàéû ééŝ ô éôX Açé, Màîà Tééŝà Céŝéñà Bôéô, SûŝàSîé,PîîCîŝà,PéàRîéà-Rîéàû,àAîNééé é éié é îî à àîôûŝ ŝàéŝ. Jôŝé JîÉé ŝéé àŝ à Sàîŝ àŝàô à éŝŝé é î îŝ iŝà ôéé ô Cûà Mîàî à Mîàî çûûé ôé ôà. Téé ŝî àé ô ôŝ ô éXéŝŝ é àîûé ï àé ô ôû à à é ôéŝ ôû ôô î îŝ ôçéŝŝ. ï à éàé à îŝ ôô ôû à ôé à Côé Uîéŝî Péŝŝ. ï à Jî àçé ô éîéî î é ôô é î iŝ çôŝŝé îŝ éŝ. Aŝ à éîô é àŝ à î à çà éŝéçé, ôŝé éôŝ àôé é ô ûé ééô é ôô ô éàé ôéîà. ï àŝô à ô à é àô- ôûŝ éîééŝ, ôŝé çôŝé éàî ô é ôô, éXéîŝé, à îŝîŝ éé é û àŝô é ô. Wîé éXôî é ôô ûîŝî àé, é àûŝçî àŝ ŝîûàéôûŝ éîéé  àôé éŝŝ; ï à éî éàéŝ àŝ é, ô çôîûé îéàŝ à ï éé û îçôô- àî îô é ià ô. Wîî à àûŝçî çà ŝôéîéŝ é à ôé ûéàî, ŝô ï çé- îŝ é ŝôçîà à éôîôà ŝûô ï àé éçéîé ô  îéŝ. Héé ï àé jûŝ à é: Jéîé Dàû, Péîà Dîçôçéà, Céîé Eŝîôŝà, Mà Fû, Eŝé Héàé, Dàîà î, Eî Màôé, Jéîé Màà, Sàô Nôôô, Aîé Rôéŝ-DîXô, à Eŝéà Rôîŝô. Tôû ôû àé ô éé îéç îôé î îŝ ôô à à ô ôû àé ôûŝîé  çûé àçàéîç çîçéŝ, ôû àé ŝûŝàîé é à àé îŝîé  ô î àŝ ôû ô’ éé ô. Sàçé ôéŝ ô àô é ô éàôàé ô é îéàŝûàé çôîûîôŝ ô à é éôé ô àé éé ŝàé îŝ ôô. Bû ï éŝéé éŝé ià ôŝ ô à ôé ô àŝ à éîçàîô ô  àî. ï à ûô é ŝé ô  àéŝ, ô, àî ôû é ôô i ô ŝô ô, é- çôûàé é îéç à ôû éî éXàé. ï îé àŝ ô é ô îŝîî é ôû éî ôé ô éé é àî, à ï îé àŝ ô é Oé ô àéŝ à îŝ ôŝŝîé. M ŝîîŝ Jàà à éôX àé ôîé éàŝ ô çôàé à àûé. éôX, ôû ôû àé é ôû- éŝ, é çà à àéé ôû àé é ŝàéŝ! Tà ôû ô éàî à î- ôî à  ô. M îéŝî î Téé Céŝéñà Bôéô éà