Creating Agoras in Buenos Aires: Time, Ritual, and Sociability Among a Spanish Ethnic Group
The aim of this article is to provide an ethnographic investigation on how community consciousness is forged through daily rituals of encounter and sociability among the Calós of Buenos Aires. The research method used was ethnography based on participant observation. The daily encounters and the int...
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| description | The aim of this article is to provide an ethnographic investigation on how community consciousness is forged through daily rituals of encounter and sociability among the Calós of Buenos Aires. The research method used was ethnography based on participant observation. The daily encounters and the intensive frequency of repetition are posed as ritual actions that create agoras in public and semi-public spaces of the neighbourhood. The logic of socialisation expresses the very life of the Calós and their capacity to transform spaces into places. Social rituals and the use of time and tempo are tentatively addressed, as well as the relevance of gift exchange and reciprocity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9c51be2154814892bf9f075f32c300f52024-12-27T14:28:06ZengMDPI AGGenealogy2313-57782024-11-018413710.3390/genealogy8040137Creating Agoras in Buenos Aires: Time, Ritual, and Sociability Among a Spanish Ethnic GroupDavid Lagunas0Aline Lara1Centro of Facultad de Geografía e Historia, Departamento de Antropología Social, University of Seville, 41004 Sevilla, SpainCentro of Facultad de Geografía e Historia, Departamento de Antropología Social, University of Seville, 41004 Sevilla, SpainThe aim of this article is to provide an ethnographic investigation on how community consciousness is forged through daily rituals of encounter and sociability among the Calós of Buenos Aires. The research method used was ethnography based on participant observation. The daily encounters and the intensive frequency of repetition are posed as ritual actions that create agoras in public and semi-public spaces of the neighbourhood. The logic of socialisation expresses the very life of the Calós and their capacity to transform spaces into places. Social rituals and the use of time and tempo are tentatively addressed, as well as the relevance of gift exchange and reciprocity.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/8/4/137Gitanosritualmemorylife narrativestimespaces |
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| title | Creating Agoras in Buenos Aires: Time, Ritual, and Sociability Among a Spanish Ethnic Group |
| title_full | Creating Agoras in Buenos Aires: Time, Ritual, and Sociability Among a Spanish Ethnic Group |
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| title_short | Creating Agoras in Buenos Aires: Time, Ritual, and Sociability Among a Spanish Ethnic Group |
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