Fear, Segregation, and Civic Engagement in Urban Trinidad

Abstract

Resumen Este ensayo investiga una economía espacial de segregación y confinamiento que da forma al compromiso cívico de los pobres urbanos que también perpetúa las jerarquías raciales y de clase. Basado en un estudio etnográfico de un barrio empobrecido de Puerto España, el ensayo explora la morale colonial y neoliberal que perpetúa la segregación de clases en la Trinidad y Tobago contemporánea. La economía espacial resultante de confinamiento restringe la movilidad geográfica y social de los pobres urbanos. También regula su acceso al espacio público y reduce sus oportunidades de participar en debates públicos y hacer declaraciones políticas. En un espacio nacional fragmentado, los pobres urbanos quedan excluidos de las negociaciones de vida y futuro en común. [antropología social, Caribe, clase social, colonialismo, postcolonialismo, urbano]

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