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Identifier	Thesis 2050
Author	Zelinka, Yhara P.
Title	The evolution of the Afrocolombian social movement : a way of resistance
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2009
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	The Evolution of the Afrocolombian Social Movement was driven by the pressures that black communities face daily. Colombia is a multicultural country, but it was not until the 1991 Constitutional reform that this was officially recognized. The recognition of the Afrocolombians as a distinct group with their own cultural background was a triumph of the social movement. But in the political power structure, Afrocolombians are still invisible. The country is ruled solely by lighter skinned people, or the so called mestizos. This domination is a result of the whitening process imposed by the Spanish Crown in colonial times. One of the tools that the Afrocolombian Social Movement is utilizing in the struggle for equal rights is an educational process called etnoeducación (ethnic-education). This thesis will analyze the historical background of African descendents in Colombia. What were their primary motivations in forming a social movement? And how has this social movement changed throughout history. While researching this evolution, I discovered that there is an identity crises in the black community linked with the whitening process. This thesis is based on a literature review and fifteen days of field research in Colombia during the celebrations of Afrocolombian week in May 2008. There were also interviews with scholars, students, and people involved with the Afrocolombian Social Movement. The snow ball method was used in order to contact the interviewees. The Afrocolombian Social Movement has lost its momentum due to the ramifications of having too many separate organizations within the movement. In order to succeed and to gain more participation in the socio-political arena, the social movement needs to unify and to work harder to educate Colombians about multiculturalism and the diversity that the country possesses.
Subject	Social movements -- Colombia Minorities -- Political activity -- Colombia Blacks -- Colombia
Department	Department of International and Area Studies
Advisor	García-Lozada, Antonio
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	506264392
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