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Organised by the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)

Speaker: Dana Brablecova (CEDLA – University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

Urban Mapuche in a Neoliberal Era: Navigating Multiculturalism in Post-Democratic Chile 

  
This presentation explores the evolving socio-political landscape for Indigenous communities in post-democratic Chile, with a focus on the state’s use of neoliberal multiculturalism as a tool of governance. It investigates how this strategy shapes Indigenous cultural practices and redefines what it means to be Indigenous in urban environments, all while maintaining the state’s neoliberal framework. The analysis highlights the ways in which urban Mapuche communities engage with state institutions, using approaches like ethno-bureaucracy and strategic essentialism. While these communities attempt to align their interests with neoliberal multicultural policies, these very policies create complex dynamics of inclusion and exclusion, ultimately leading to a fragmented sense of community among urban Mapuche. 



All are welcome to attend this free seminar, which will be held online via Zoom at 17:00 BST (UK time). You will need to register in advance to receive the online joining link. Please click on the Book Now button at the top of the page to register.

Programme 2024/25
Autumn Term
24 October
21 November
11 December

Winter Term
23 January
20 February
20 March

The Latin American and Caribbean Ethnography Seminar (LACES) is a forum in which scholars who conduct ethnographic research in Latin America and the Caribbean can present their work and get feedback in a collaborative environment, as well as build connections between researchers and departments.  
 
The Seminar is currently hosted by the ILCS Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, in collaboration with the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CRoLAC) at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), the Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and the Rule of Law (CISRUL) at the University of Aberdeen and the Institute of Literature, Language and Anthropology at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).  

It is convened by Jessica Sklair (QMUL), Denisse Román-Burgos (CSIC & University of Aberdeen) and Ainhoa Montoya (SAS & CSIC). 


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