Thesis
National exclusion of Andean Afros in Ecuador
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2018
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/105212
Abstract
While popular accounts of nationalism portray the 'nation' as a homogenizing, unifying construction, the historical oppression of Afro-Ecuadorians that has resulted in the widespread exclusion of Afro-history, heritage, and culture within Ecuador's national discourse suggests otherwise. By situating dominant conceptions of nationhood within the context of Ecuador, this study expands upon the works of national theorists such as Benedict Anderson, Ernest Gellner, and John Breuilly to argue for a more inclusive conceptualization of nationhood. In positioning afro-descendants as the 'ultimate Other,' afro-descendants are both external, yet fundamental to the production of Ecuador's national imaginings. Through an examination of key sites in national ideological production, this study explores the exclusionary history of afro-descendants in Ecuador and seeks to make sense of afro-descendant's paradoxical position within Ecuador's national imaginings. Thus, despite its consolidative potential, the nationhood is constituted by the very fragmentation that it attempts to overcome.
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- Title
- National exclusion of Andean Afros in Ecuador
- Creators
- Brooke Ann Coco
- Contributors
- Jeannette Marie Mageo (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525016401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis