Feeling the Vibe: Relations and Praxes of a Black Sense of Place in Oakland, California

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作者
Heitz, Kaily [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Geog, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
关键词
Black Geographies; activism; gentrification; cultural geography; affect; POLITICS; RACE; GEOGRAPHIES; CARE;
D O I
10.1111/anti.13036
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];
学科分类号
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
Black artists, activists, and residents describe their sense of place as part of efforts to claim community space in the midst of racialised dispossession in Oakland, California. "Vibe" is a term used to describe this relationship. The author explains the term by drawing on ethnographic and archival data from research conducted in Oakland between 2019 and 2020. This paper explores vibe as the means by which black life is emotionally, relationally, and geographically made possible in the midst of structural racial violence. The author breaks vibe down into three modalities, or structures of relation, through which vibe is commonly evoked: hustle, care, and openness. These forms of relation are unpacked using the story of one local Black business owner. Vibe, thus, is more than a description, but an expression of relation that is politically, culturally, and economically central to Black geographic imaginaries and struggles. Cuando artistas, activistas, y residentes negro/a/x/s enfatizan su sentido de lugar, lo hacen como parte de sus esfuerzos para reclamar espacios comunatarios en respuesta a dinamicas racializadas de despojos de tierra en Oakland, California. La "vibra" es un concepto que se usa para describir esta relacion. La autora conceptualiza la "vibra" haciendo uso de datos etnograficos y archivos de investigacion historica en Oakland entre 2019 y 2020. Esta investigacion explora la "vibra" como un medio por el cual la vida negra es emocionalmente, relacionalmente y geograficamente posible a pesar de la violencia estructural racializada. La autora divide el concepto de "vibra" en tres estructuras de relacion o modalidades comunmente evocadas: "hustle" (trabajo arduo y esfuerzo), cuidado, y apertura. Estas formas de relacion son esbozadas usando la historia de un comerciante negro la comunidad. La vibra, entonces, mas que una descripcion, es una expresion de las relaciones politicamente, culturalmente y economicamente centrales a las luchas y a los imaginarios de las geografias negras.
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