DOCSLIB.ORG

Solidarity, Activism and Travel from North America to Nicaragua

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Solidarity, Activism and Travel from North America to Nicaragua Building a movement – Solidarity, activism and travel from North America to Nicaragua by Daniel McRoberts A thesis presented to the University of Waterloo in fulfillment of the thesis requirement for the degree of Master of Environmental Science in Geography - Tourism Policy and Planning Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2012 © Daniel McRoberts 2012 Author’s Declaration I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. This is a true copy of the thesis, including any required final revisions, as accepted by my examiners. I understand that my thesis may be made electronically available to the public. ii Abstract Many new forms of tourism have emerged over the past two decades claiming to provide an alternative, responsible approach to international travel. Unlike ecotourism and volunteer tourism, travel centered on solidarity activism has not been thoroughly explored in the academic literature. Through narrative interviews conducted with organizational staff, former travelers, and members of a rural host community, this study profiles three organizations that organize solidarity travel experiences in Nicaragua. Qualitative analysis of the interviews and secondary materials including blog posts and videos reveals that staff, travelers and community members feel that they benefit from the exchanges that take place during solidarity travel. However, the study participants also articulated a number of concerns and issues with the practice of solidarity travel, including the limited nature of ongoing contact between travelers, coordinating organizations, and the communities that are visited while in Nicaragua. The experience of solidarity travel provided participants with a greater understanding of the connections between Nicaragua and North America, and a critical self-awareness for young travelers in particular, as many were experiencing the Global South for the first time. The successful translation of that exposure and awareness into activism is less certain and is identified as an area for future improvement of the overall solidarity travel experience. Overall, this study contributes to the emerging literature on solidarity travel by comparing three organizations with different missions and methods, and showing how solidarity can be enacted in a variety of ways through travel. Through the inclusion of three distinct groups of participants, this study also highlights similarities and differences related to the way solidarity travel is experienced by members of these groups. iii Acknowledgements There are number of people who have made vital contributions to this research project. First and foremost, I wish to thank my advisor, Dr. Judie Cukier, for her advice and support throughout the process as I developed my topic, prepared my proposal, and (eventually) wrote this thesis. I am also indebted to Dr. Heather Mair for the support and suggestions she provided as my committee member. Dr. Susan Arai, although not part of my thesis committee, made a substantial impact on my approach to research through her course on qualitative research methods. Thanks also to Dr. Sanjay Nepal, for his thoughtful commentary and questions as the reader of my thesis. Without the participation and collaboration of the organizational staff, travelers and community members whose words appear within these pages, this thesis would not have been possible. Thank you for taking the time to speak with me about your experiences. I owe a great deal to the entire Hernandez family – Xochilt, Sebas, Carlos, Susy, and Chani, my generous and welcoming hosts during my time in Managua. Thank you also to Michelle, who was a great help and a lot of fun to travel with in Nicaragua. Back at home, I want to thank my parents, friends, and especially Sonia, for your willingness to hear about my research and your words and work that have helped me so much along the way. iv Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 The research problem............................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Scope of the study. ................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Research goal and questions............................................................................................... 4 1.4 Organization of thesis............................................................................................................ 5 2. Literature Review...................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Introduction and structure. ................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Definitions................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2.1 Hegemony, counter hegemony and solidarity tourism. ......................................................... 11 2.3 Alternative tourisms – Where does solidarity travel fit? ........................................14 2.4 Learning through experience – Solidarity travel as alternative education .....27 2.5 Explaining alternative globalization – The goal of solidarity tourism. ............39 2.6 Fair trade – An alternative approach. ............................................................................44 2.7 NGOs and social movements – Who is involved in solidarity travel?................48 3. Context – Studying Solidarity Travel in Nicaragua ........................................ 57 3.1 A history of violence – Somoza and the Sandinistas.................................................57 3.2 Revolutionary tourism or political hospitality?.........................................................60 3.3 Counter-revolution and the ‘Central America Movement’. ..................................64 3.4 Revolutionary legacies and the neoliberal present. .................................................68 4. Methods...................................................................................................................... 72 4.1 Introduction – Qualitative, reflexive research...........................................................72 4.2 Identification of organizations..........................................................................................78 4.3 Data collection and analysis ..............................................................................................79 4.4 Study limitations ....................................................................................................................84 5. Solidarity Travel Organizations – History and Background........................ 87 5.1 Introduction..............................................................................................................................87 5.2 Solidarity through peace and policy change - Witness For Peace.......................88 5.3 Solidarity through education and project work - Casa Canadiense..................98 5.4 Solidarity through fair trade promotion - UCA San Ramón .............................. 100 6. Findings.................................................................................................................... 106 6.1 Findings: Staff Stories........................................................................................................ 106 6.1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................106 6.1.2 Joining the movement - Study, travel and serendipity. ........................................................107 6.1.3 Linking philosophy with practice.................................................................................................110 6.1.4 Preparing groups to travel, and dealing with diversity.........................................................114 6.1.5 Keeping track of transformation..................................................................................................116 6.2 Travelers Tales .................................................................................................................... 120 6.2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................120 6.2.2 Discovering delegation travel........................................................................................................121 6.2.3 Preparing to plunge..........................................................................................................................124 6.2.4 Encountering poverty – Managua and meetings. ..................................................................127 6.2.5 Figuring out fair trade. ....................................................................................................................129 6.2.6 Barriers to understanding...............................................................................................................132 v 6.2.7 Planning for action. ..........................................................................................................................134 6.2.8 ‘I want to make a life of it’ – Changing personal paths and plans....................................140 6.2.9 Should I stay or should I go? Reflecting on the local-global debate................................146
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Inside the Volcano – a Curriculum on Nicaragua
    Inside the Volcano: A Curriculum on Nicaragua Edited by William Bigelow and Jeff Edmundson Network of Educators on the Americas (NECA) P.O. Box 73038 Washington, DC 20056-3038 Network of Educators' Committees on Central America Washington, D.C. About the readings: We are grateful to the Institute for Food and Development Policy for permission to reproduce Imagine You Were A Nicaraguan (from Nicaragua: What Difference Could A Revolution Make?), Nicaragua: Give Change a Chance, The Plastic Kid (from Now We Can Speak) and Gringos and Contras on Our Land (from Don’t Be Afraid, Gringo). Excerpt from Nicaragua: The People Speak © 1985 Bergin and Garvey printed with permission from Greenwood Press. About the artwork: The pictures by Rini Templeton (pages 12, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31, 38, 57 60, 61, 66, 74, 75, 86, 87 90, 91. 101, 112, and the cover) are used with the cooperation of the Rini Templeton Memorial Fund and can be found in the beautiful, bilingual collection of over 500 illustrations entitled El Arte de Rini Templeton: Donde hay vida y lucha - The Art of Rini Templeton: Where there is life and struggle, 1989, WA: The Real Comet Press. See Appendix A for ordering information. The drawing on page 15 is by Nicaraguan artist Donald Navas. The Nicaraguan Cultural Alliance has the original pen and ink and others for sale. See Appendix A for address. The illustrations on pages 31, 32 and 52 are by Nicaraguan artist Leonicio Saenz. An artist of considerable acclaim in Central America, Saenz is a frequent contributor to Nicar&uac, a monthly publication of the Nicaraguan Ministry of Culture.
    [Show full text]
  • Chávez, Daniel. Nicaragua and the Politics of Utopia. Development and Culture in the Modern State. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 2015
    Chávez, Daniel. Nicaragua and the Politics of Utopia. Development and Culture in the Modern State. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 2015. Print. 363 pp. ________________________________________________ JOSÉ MARÍA MANTERO XAVIER UNIVERSITY The recent work Nicaragua and the Politics of Utopia. Development and Culture in the Modern State by Daniel Chávez offers a timely study of recent Nicaraguan history and the distinct cultural and political manifestations of national utopian projects. As ambitious, grounded, and well-documented as the study is, the work would have benefited from a more Central and Latin American contextualization of utopia, the central theme and theory of the analysis. Essays and poems by Simón Bolívar, José Martí, Pedro Henríquez Ureña, Enrique Rodó, José Carlos Mariátegui, and works such as La raza cósmica (1925) by José Vasconcelos and the poem “Salutación del optimista” from Cantos de vida y esperanza (1905) by Rubén Darío, for example, call for a defense of Latin American identity and for the construction of an America where no one nation was subjugated by another and the influence of the United States in national and international affairs was offset by the strength of a continental consciousness. In all, Nicaragua and the Politics of Utopia. Development and Culture in the Modern State is a valuable contribution to the field of Nicaraguan and Latin American studies that combines the study of lesser-known documents (the inauguration speeches of the Anastasio Somoza García and Violeta Chamorro, for example)
    [Show full text]
  • A Nicaraguan Exceptionalism? Debating the Legacy of the Sandinista Revolution
    A Nicaraguan Exceptionalism? Debating the Legacy of the Sandinista Revolution edited by Hilary Francis INSTITUTE OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES A Nicaraguan Exceptionalism? Debating the Legacy of the Sandinista Revolution edited by Hilary Francis Institute of Latin American Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, 2020 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library This book is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license. More information regarding CC licenses is available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/. This book is also available online at http://humanities-digital-library.org. ISBN: 978-1-908857-57-6 (paperback edition) 978-1-908857-78-1 (.epub edition) 978-1-908857-79-8 (.mobi edition) 978-1-908857-77-4 (PDF edition) DOI: 10.14296/220.9781908857774 (PDF edition) Institute of Latin American Studies School of Advanced Study University of London Senate House London WC1E 7HU Telephone: 020 7862 8844 Email: [email protected] Web: http://ilas.sas.ac.uk Typesetting by Thomas Bohm, User Design, Illustration and Typesetting. Cover image © Franklin Villavicencio. Contents List of illustrations v Notes on contributors vii Introduction: exceptionalism and agency in Nicaragua’s revolutionary heritage 1 Hilary Francis 1. ‘We didn’t want to be like Somoza’s Guardia’: policing, crime and Nicaraguan exceptionalism 21 Robert Sierakowski 2. ‘The revolution was so many things’ 45 Fernanda Soto 3. Nicaraguan food policy: between self-sufficiency and dependency 61 Christiane Berth 4. On Sandinista ideas of past connections to the Soviet Union and Nicaraguan exceptionalism 87 Johannes Wilm 5.
    [Show full text]
  • The Marines and the Guardia Nacional De Nicaragua 1927-1932
    THE MARINES AND THE GUARDIA NACIONAL DE NICARAGUA 1927-1932. Brent Leigh Gravatt Copyright by Brent Leigh Gravatt 1973 TriS MARIN2S ANiJ THE IUARJIA NACIONAL de NICARAGUA 1927-1932 by Brent Lei?h Gravatt // Department of Political Science Duke University Author* s Note The ooinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily correspond to those of The departments of the Navy or jefense. TAiiLE OF CONTENTS • INTRODUCTION . 1 Chapter I. TIPITAPA 5 Rationale for Intervention Prelude to fipitapa The Settlement II. SANJINO'S REVOLT 37 III. THE NASCENT GUARJIA k? IV. MISSION IN FLUX 62 V. MILITARY OPERATIONS 79 VI. TRAINING 102 VII. TnE TURNOVER 123 VIII. CONCLUSIONS 137 APPENDIX 156 BlbLIOGRAPHY 163 LIST OK TABLES Table 1. Trade Statistics 11 2. GN and USMC Forces in the Northern and Central Areas 63 3. Patrol Contacts 64 4. 2nd Brigade Strength, 1929 71 5. GW Force Distribution 75 6. 2nd Brigade Force Jistribution, 1929 86 7. Monthly Patrol Contacts for 1929 87 8. Contacts by Area, 1927-1930 93 9. GN Force Jistribution, 1931-1932 96 10. Contacts by Area, 1931-1932 99 11. Casualties, 1931-1932 100 12. Enlistments, 1927-1932 109 13. Desertions, 1927-1932 110 14. GN Patrol Contacts, 1927-1932 120 15» Nicaraguan Senior Line Officers . 134 Tables in Appendix 1. Estimated Sandinista Force Levels . 157 2. Field Companies of the Guard i a nacional . 158 3. Total Casualties, 1927-1932 159 LIST O?1 ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1. Organizational Chart, January, 1928 61 Figures in Appendix 1. Map of Nicaragua lbl 2. Political/Military jepartments of Nicaragua .
    [Show full text]
  • Lifestyle Projects of US Expatriates in Nicaragua
    Offshoring The American Dream: Lifestyle Projects of U.S. Expatriates in Nicaragua Aaron M. Trumbo April 5, 2018 Anthropology Departmental Undergraduate Thesis University of Colorado Boulder Thesis Advisor: L. Kaifa Roland, Anthropology Committee Members: Joe Bryan, Geography Carla Jones, Anthropology Table of Contents Abstract .......................................................................................................................... 4 Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................ 5 Nicaragua Map ............................................................................................................... 6 Introductory Chapter Introduction .................................................................................................................... 7 Methods.......................................................................................................................... 11 Literature Review ........................................................................................................... 13 Thesis Structure ............................................................................................................. 21 Chapter 1: Nicaragua & the USA: Imperialism and the Rhetoric of Friendship Intro ................................................................................................................................ 24 Crossroad of Capitalism: U.S. Interventions in the 19th Century .................................
    [Show full text]
  • Conflict Beyond Borders: the International Dimensions Of
    University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dissertations, Theses, & Student Research, History, Department of Department of History Spring 5-2016 Conflict Beyond Borders: The nI ternational Dimensions of Nicaragua's Violent Twentieth- Century, 1909-1990 Andrew William Wilson University of Nebraska-Lincoln Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/historydiss Part of the Diplomatic History Commons, Latin American History Commons, Other History Commons, and the United States History Commons Wilson, Andrew William, "Conflict Beyond Borders: The nI ternational Dimensions of Nicaragua's Violent Twentieth-Century, 1909-1990" (2016). Dissertations, Theses, & Student Research, Department of History. 87. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/historydiss/87 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the History, Department of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, & Student Research, Department of History by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. CONFLICT BEYOND BORDERS: THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF NICARAGUA’S VIOLENT TWENTIETH-CENTURY, 1909-1990 by Andrew W. Wilson A DISSERTATION Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College at the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Major: History Under the Supervision of Professor Thomas Borstelmann Lincoln, Nebraska May, 2016 CONFLICT BEYOND BORDERS: THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF NICARAGUA’S VIOLENT TWENTIETH CENTURY, 1909-1990 Andrew William Wilson, Ph.D. University of Nebraska, 2016 Advisor: Thomas Borstelmann The purpose of this research is to identify the importance of Nicaraguan political contests in the global twentieth century. The goal is to demonstrate that, despite its relatively small size, Nicaragua significantly influenced the course of modern history.
    [Show full text]
  • From Conflict to Autonomy in Nicaragua: Lessons Learnt
    micro From Conflict to Autonomy in Nicaragua: Lessons Learnt By Sandra Brunnegger It is now 20 years since the granting of autonomy to the Atlantic Coast region of Nicaragua. This study aims to characterize the political and social processes that led to autonomy, and to assess its results, both positive – in the sense of putting a stop to the civil war between the government and the coastal areas – and more mixed, in terms of the practical benefits that autonomy has thus far delivered. This raises the question of what may be learnt from the self-government won by the region – both its content and the process by which it was established. Background The Central American state of Nicaragua came to international attention in the 1980s through an insurrection waged by the left-wing Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) against the Somoza family’s dictatorial regime (1937–79). The Sandinista revolution styled itself ‘a popular, democratic, anti-imperialist national liberation struggle’, envisaging that the social integration it promised on coming to power would benefit all Nicaraguans.1 Though its development policies were heavily centralized, the Sandinista government also anticipated driving regional development on the hitherto-neglected Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua.2 The FSLN’s well-intentioned plans included an educational policy of teaching basic literacy skills in Spanish, together with explicit efforts to open up the Atlantic seaboard to the rest of the country and to exploit its natural resources for the national good.3 The Sandinistas, though, were hamfisted in working through these changes, Miskitu Nicaraguans returning home in 1988, after five years in proceeding in ignorance of the particular culture and Honduran camps.
    [Show full text]
  • PROLONGED WARS a Post-Nuclear Challenge
    PROLONGED WARS A Post-Nuclear Challenge Edited by Karl P. Magyar, PhD Constantine P. Danopoulos, PhD Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Prolonged wars: the post-nuclear challenge / editors, Karl P. Magyar, Constantine P. Danopoulos. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Prolonged war. 2. Protracted conflicts (Military science) 3. Africa—History, Military. 4. Asia—History, Military. 5. World politics—1945– I. Magyar, K. P. (Karl P.) II. Danopoulos, Constantine P. (Constantine Panos) U243.P76 1994 355+.027+09045—dc20 94-32131 CIP ISBN 1-58566-056-6 First Printing October 1994 Second Printing July 2001 Disclaimer This publication was produced in the Department of Defense school environment in the interest of academic freedom and the advancement of national defense-related concepts. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense or the United States government. This publication has been reviewed by security and policy review authorities and is cleared for public release. ii Contents Page DISCLAIMER . ii PREFACE . v ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS . ix Essays Introduction: The Protraction and Prolongation of Wars . 1 Karl P. Magyar Iran-Iraq: Protracted Conflict, Prolonged War . 17 M. A. Shahriar Shirkhani and Constantine P. Danopoulos The Longevity of the Lebanese Civil War . 41 As’ad AbuKhalil The Arab-Israeli Wars: A Conflict of Strategic Attrition . 67 Stewart Reiser Prolonged Conflict in the Sudan . 99 Ann Mosely Lesch Fire in the Horn: Prolonged War in Ethiopia and Eritrea . 131 Cobie Harris Chad: The Apparent Permanence of Ethno-Regional Conflict .
    [Show full text]
  • Indigenous Peoples Rights And
    ISBN 978-0-692-88605-2 Indigenous Peoples’ Conflicts and the Negotiation Process for Autonomy in Nicaragua Mirna Cunningham1 I. Central American conflicts and Indigenous Peoples It was the decade of the eighties. Military conflicts were taking place in Central America. The world was engulfed in the Cold War. In Nicaragua, a mass revolution had toppled a dictatorship that had been supported by the United States for decades. This revolution would bring about profound changes for peoples who historically had been excluded. For Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant communities, and the inhabitants of the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, this revolution was seen as an opportunity to transform the historical relationships between these communities and the state of Nicaragua.2 Initial steps were taken by the Nicaraguan revolutionary government between 1979 and 1981 to define this relationship, with minimum requirements set forth in the Declaration of Principles and Definitions of the Governing Board of National Reconstruction (in Spanish, JGRN) and the Sandinista Front of National Liberation on the Atlantic Coast 1. Prepared by Mirna Cunningham, first Vice President of the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC) and President of the Center for the Autonomy and Development for Indigenous Peoples (in Spanish, CADPI) with the collaboration of Sandra Davis. 2. The Indigenous Peoples are found in the Pacific-Central-North and Caribbean coast of Nicaragua: in the Departments of Matagalpa, Jinotega, Madriz and Nueva Segovia inhabited by the Matagalpas and Nahuas; in the Department of Leon, where the Chorotegas are based; and in Rivas and Masaya, inhabited by the Uto Aztecas - Nicaraos and Chorotegas.
    [Show full text]
  • San Juan River - Lake Nicaragua Waterway, 1502-1921
    Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses Graduate School 1971 San Juan River - Lake Nicaragua Waterway, 1502-1921. Max Harrison Williams Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses Recommended Citation Williams, Max Harrison, "San Juan River - Lake Nicaragua Waterway, 1502-1921." (1971). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 2100. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/2100 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. • w 5 U w 72-3536 WILLIAMS, Max Harrison, 1937- SAN JUAN RIVER-LAKE NICARAGUA WATERWAY, 1502-1921. The Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Ph.D., 1971 History, general University Microfilms, A XEROX Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan SAN JUAN RIVER-LAKE NICARAGUA WATERWAY, 1502-1921 A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy ■ 'tin - The Latin American Studies Institute by Max H. Williams B.A., Northeast Louisiana University, 1960 B.A. , Northeast Louisiana University, 1963 M.A. , Northeast Louisiana University, 1965 August, 1971 PLEASE NOTE: Some Pages have indistinct print. Fi imed'as-received. UNIVERSITY MICROFILMS FOREWORD A natural waterway of over two hundred miles in length connects the town of San Juan del Norte (Greytown) on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua and Granada in the interior.
    [Show full text]
  • The History of the Nicaraguan Social Security Institute: an Analysis of Path Dependency
    THE HISTORY OF THE NICARAGUAN SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTE: AN ANALYSIS OF PATH DEPENDENCY A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Georgetown University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Development Management & Policy By Victor Alfonso Silva, B.A. Washington, DC July 14, 2015 Copyright 2014 by Victor Alfonso Silva All Rights Reserved !ii THE HISTORY OF THE NICARAGUAN SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTE: AN ANALYSIS OF PATH DEPENDENCY Victor Alfonso Silva, B.A. Thesis Advisor: Eric Langenbacher, Ph.D. ABSTRACT The use of path dependency in political science explanations of institutional development, especially social security helps us to better understand continuities and departures of a policy. The lack of theoretical work on the Nicaraguan Social Security Institute and its history, together with the country’s violent, sudden and disrupted political history that makes institutions vulnerable to arbitrary changes, were the motivation to look for an answer to the institution’s overall stickiness. This thesis examines the historical development of the Nicaraguan Social Security Institute by using path dependency theory together with an interpretation of the public policy cycle in order to mitigate the absence of influential groups as important agents of change in the process. The Nicaraguan Social Security Institute represents an interesting case of path dependency in a context in which most of the institutions would change constantly and drastically without much regard for their past. This thesis finds that this unexpected dependency was only possible because of the institution’s very peculiar origins and reinforcement processes that made the costs of changing increasingly high throughout the years.
    [Show full text]
  • İyo Luché!: Uncovering and Interrupting Silencing in an Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Community
    University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 6-21-2020 İYo luché!: Uncovering and Interrupting Silencing in an Indigenous and Afro-descendant Community Eileen Cecelia Deluca University of South Florida Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd Part of the Latin American History Commons, Latin American Studies Commons, and the Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons Scholar Commons Citation Deluca, Eileen Cecelia, "İYo luché!: Uncovering and Interrupting Silencing in an Indigenous and Afro- descendant Community" (2020). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/8180 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. İYo luché!: Uncovering and Interrupting Silencing in an Indigenous and Afro-descendant Community by Eileen Cecelia DeLuca A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Applied Anthropology with a concentration in cultural anthropology Department of Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Antoinette Jackson, Ph.D. Kevin Yelvington, D.Phil. Roberta Baer, Ph.D. Date of Approval: June 15, 2020 Keywords: oral history, heritage, critical theory, feminist epistemology, critical discourse, applied anthropology Copyright © 2020, Eileen Cecelia DeLuca DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated to Suhar, Galil, Kalwa, Nata Tiara, Avance, Bolondrina, Tigrilla, and to all the guerrilleras in the world who refuse to be silenced. May the power of your voice always be your greatest weapon, and may you wield it widely and wisely.
    [Show full text]