Le roller sur le passé : une déconstruction d'un espace urbain sociohistorique
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https://doi.org/10.25071/1916-4467.40593Mots-clés :
sociohistorical spaces, repeated representation, racism, banality of Whiteness, somatic disorientation/reorientationRésumé
Considérer le roller comme une forme de marche, je réfléchis de manière critique à mon expérience du roller pour travailler au centre-ville de Toronto. Je ne me suis jamais demandé à qui appartenaient la terre sous ces routes, ce que cela signifiait que je pouvais lire tous les noms de rues, ni mes sentiments d'appartenance inconditionnelle en tant qu'homme de race mixte, qui passait pour un blanc et alphabétisé anglais. Dans cet article, je soutiens que des éléments quotidiens du paysage urbain ont (re) façonné une géographie sociohistorique raciste et ma place en son sein. J'emploie comme cadre le concept d'articulation de Hall (1980), la compréhension de Stanley (2011) des racismes comme exclusions et le concept de Puwar (2004) de la dissonance somatique. À travers cette lentille, je déconstruis comment mon acte de roller a illustré la banalité de l'espace sociohistorique de la ville et a incarné sans le savoir la domination de la blancheur.Références
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