Racismo y reivindicación de los Afrodescendientes en Cuenca

Abstract

Cuenca is a city in which miscegenation has long been practiced, mainly between whites and indigenous, historically making other groups invisible, as in the case of persons from African descent. For this reason, the persons from this latter group are considered even today as perpetual migrants. That is why those who belong to this population sector build their identities from two realities: racism and vindication. Racism, conceived as a form of violence, is perceived in different ways and in different intensities. To understand it comprehensively, it is necessary to analyze it directly and structurally as cultural violence. While vindication is evidenced mainly through artistic cultural elements, such as dance and music. The stories of racism and vindication are examined through a fieldwork carried out during the year 2018, with Afro people living in Cuenca and also with leaders of Afrodescendant groups.