Punishment and Labour Relations. Cuba between Abolition and Empire (1835-1886)

Abstract

This article argues for a greater focus on the plural functions that forms of punishment have played in connection with labour relations within given historical contexts. To this end, it introduces the concept of "punitive pluralism", expands the notion of labour to include all forms of labour relations ("free" and "unfree"), and discusses the impact of the simultaneous pluralization of punishment and labour on the analysis of their interconnections. The entanglements between punishment and labour relations are addressed here via a case study of Cuba in the decades between the second Anglo-Spanish treaty for the abolition of the slave trade ( 1835) and the end of the apprenticeship system, or patronato (1886), that followed the abolition of slavery on the island (1880).Cet article plaide pour une plus grande focalisation sur les fonctions plurielles que les formes de punition ont joué en connexion avec les relations de travail dans des contextes historiques spécifiques. En conséquence, il introduit le concept de « pluralisme punitif », élargit la notion de travail à toutes les formes de relations de travail (« libre » et « non libre ») et traite de l'impact de la pluralisation de la peine et du travail sur l'analyse de leurs interconnexions. Les enchevêtrements entre la punition et les relations de travail sont abordés ici via une étude de cas de Cuba dans les décennies entre le deuxième traité Anglo-Espagnol pour l'abolition de la traite des esclaves (1835) et la fin du système d'apprentissage, ou patronato (1886), cela a suivi l'abolition de l'esclavage sur l'île (1880).

Spatialized Race and Sense of Belonging: Experiences of Black Students in Study Abroad

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