A Representação da Trajetória da UNITA no Boletim Kwacha-Angola (1966-1973)

This paper aims to analyze the configuration of a narrative of exceptionality by UNITA during the Angolan war of independence. Data derived from an analysis of 14 editions of Kwacha-Angola, UNITA’s official information bulletin, were used to identify three strategies of equalization and differentiat...

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Main Author: Jéssica da Silva Höring
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa 2022-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cea/7158
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description This paper aims to analyze the configuration of a narrative of exceptionality by UNITA during the Angolan war of independence. Data derived from an analysis of 14 editions of Kwacha-Angola, UNITA’s official information bulletin, were used to identify three strategies of equalization and differentiation employed by UNITA in relation to its opponents to achieve international support: the elaboration of vocabularies of motive, the definition of an inaugural date, and the narration of UNITA’s calvaries, which was formalized in the idea of a “long march”. The data suggest that these strategies consolidated a narrative of overcoming, which was integrated in the group’s culture and activated in contexts of crisis.
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A Representação da Trajetória da UNITA no Boletim Kwacha-Angola (1966-1973)
Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
Angola
narrative
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
Kwacha-Angola bulletin
long march
title A Representação da Trajetória da UNITA no Boletim Kwacha-Angola (1966-1973)
title_full A Representação da Trajetória da UNITA no Boletim Kwacha-Angola (1966-1973)
title_fullStr A Representação da Trajetória da UNITA no Boletim Kwacha-Angola (1966-1973)
title_full_unstemmed A Representação da Trajetória da UNITA no Boletim Kwacha-Angola (1966-1973)
title_short A Representação da Trajetória da UNITA no Boletim Kwacha-Angola (1966-1973)
title_sort representacao da trajetoria da unita no boletim kwacha angola 1966 1973
topic Angola
narrative
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
Kwacha-Angola bulletin
long march
url https://journals.openedition.org/cea/7158
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