Banca de DEFESA: DAVID JOSÉ SILVA SANTOS

Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : DAVID JOSÉ SILVA SANTOS
DATA : 11/11/2021
HORA: 15:00
LOCAL: https://conferenciaweb.rnp.br/events/defesa-de-tese-senegaleses-das-irmandades-tidjaniya-muride-e-do
TÍTULO:

SENEGALESES OF THE TIDJANIYA, MURIDE AND BAYE FALL BROTHERHOODS IN MACEIÓ/AL: MOBILITY, IDENTITY AND RELIGIOSITY

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Migration; Mobility; Senegalese; Identity; Islam

PÁGINAS: 204
GRANDE ÁREA: Outra
ÁREA: Multidisciplinar
RESUMO:

Transnational migrations are one of Senegal's structuring characteristics. Motivated principally by the pursuit of well-being for their families, Senegalese people migrate to work in a variety of other countries, not only on the African continent but also in Europe (Italy, France, Germany) and the Americas (United States of America, Argentina, and Brazil). A fundamental aspect of the success of Senegalese mobility is the construction and reproduction of networks of solidarity. These networks ensure access to information about routes to follow. They also include contacts with whom migrants can negotiate their reception in the countries and cities of destination, as well as those of transit. Newly arrived migrants are received in the residences of fellow Senegalese, and it is not uncommon for them to receive money or merchandise to help them get established in their work. This "dádiva" (from Mauss, 2017, a gift that involves an expectation of reciprocity) is paid forward to the next migrants who arrive as well as those who may be in need. Migrants and their lived experiences in all the different spaces of Senegalese mobility are important to this debate. Consequently, the central focus of this research is the lived experience of Senegalese people in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil and, mainly, how my interlocutors maintain and strengthen their identities in a context of migration. Mobilizing and using the concepts of mobility, identity, religiosity and networks, allied with ethnographic research, articulating direct observation, oral history and iconography/photographs, a reconstruction of the biographical trajectories of Senegalese migrants from their experiences in Senegal was made, passing through the motivations for migration and the paths taken to arrive in Alagoas, and thus understanding the spaces of mobility as “living spaces” that shaped and were shaped by my interlocutors. Next, spaces of sociability were analyzed, such as homes, workplaces and various other daily interaction spaces, in order to observe the strategies adopted to win over customers, such as: friendliness, patience and resilience added to the reasons to choose to live near their workplace. These spaces of interaction are marked by both affective and conflicting relationships with the local population and on these “stages” of interactions situations of racism and xenophobia also occur. Therefore, religion is another particularity among Senegalese, as they are all practitioners of Islam that is experienced in religious brotherhoods and this spiritual experience combined with communitarianism are striking characteristics that are reproduced in Maceió. The research reveals that religious celebrations, the act of eating together and associativism constitute the forms used by my interlocutors to “recreate” Senegal in Maceió, with these community moments being key points for the maintenance and strengthening of the identity of Senegalese in Alagoan lands.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Externo à Instituição - HANDERSON JOSEPH - UFRGS
Interna - 1092986 - AMERICA LUCIA SILVA CESAR
Presidente - 1915966 - CLAUDIO ALVES FURTADO
Externo à Instituição - OMAR RIBEIRO THOMAZ - UNICAMP
Interna - 3081490 - PATRICIA ALEXANDRA GODINHO GOMES