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ESTAMOS DISTANCIADOS: The Black Middle Class and Politics in Cali, Colombia
Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race ( IF 1.019 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-12 , DOI: 10.1017/s1742058x21000047
Mary Pattillo , Rosa Emilia Bermúdez Rico , Ana María Mosquera Guevara

A Black middle class has emerged in many Latin American countries. Yet given the fluidity of Black identity, it is unclear if socioeconomic gains will result in the consolidation of a Black middle-class group identity with a sense of political responsibility or purpose. In this article, we use qualitative interviews with twenty-two Black professionals in Cali, Colombia, plus a small convenience survey, to explore the following research questions: Does the intersection of being Black and middle class cohere into a group identity? If so, does it translate into a Black political consciousness? And if not, what are the obstacles? We find that while respondents individually identify with a Black middle-class label, they do not experience it as a group that feels symbolic bonds of attachment or acts in a coordinated or mutually cognizant manner. It is a category without shape or coherence. It is amorphous. There are four primary explanations for Black middle class amorphism: the absence of shared or positive markers of collective Black identity; a lack of organizational infrastructure; taboos against organizing along racial lines in the workplace; and a strong individualist ethos towards protecting opportunities and enhancing personal status. We situate our findings within the field of Black politics to discuss what might be lost or gained by this amorphism.



中文翻译:

ESTAMOS DISTANCIADOS:哥伦比亚卡利的黑人中产阶级和政治

许多拉丁美洲国家出现了黑人中产阶级。然而,鉴于黑人身份的流动性,目前尚不清楚社会经济收益是否会导致具有政治责任感或目的感的黑人中产阶级群体身份的巩固。在本文中,我们对哥伦比亚卡利的 22 名黑人专业人士进行了定性访谈,并进行了一项小型便利调查,以探讨以下研究问题:黑人和中产阶级的交集是否凝聚成一个群体身份?如果是这样,它是否转化为黑人的政治意识?如果没有,障碍是什么?我们发现,虽然受访者个人认同黑人中产阶级标签,但他们并没有将其视为一个感受到象征性依恋纽带或以协调或相互认知的方式行事的群体。它是一个没有形状或连贯性的类别。它是无定形的。黑人中产阶级的无定型有四种主要解释:缺乏集体黑人身份的共享或积极标记;缺乏组织基础设施;禁止在工作场所按种族进行组织;以及强烈的个人主义精神,以保护机会和提高个人地位。我们将我们的发现置于黑人政治领域内,以讨论这种无定形可能会失去或获得什么。以及强烈的个人主义精神,以保护机会和提高个人地位。我们将我们的发现置于黑人政治领域内,以讨论这种无定形可能会失去或获得什么。以及强烈的个人主义精神,以保护机会和提高个人地位。我们将我们的发现置于黑人政治领域内,以讨论这种无定形可能会失去或获得什么。

更新日期:2021-04-12
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