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Creating Agoras in Buenos Aires: Time, Ritual, and Sociability Among a Spanish Ethnic Group

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The aim of this article is to provide an ethnographic investigation on how community consciousness is forged through daily rituals of encounter and sociability among the Calós of Buenos Aires. The research method used was ethnography based on participant observation. The daily encounters and the intensive frequency of repetition are posed as ritual actions that create agoras in public and semi-public spaces of the neighbourhood. The logic of socialisation expresses the very life of the Calós and their capacity to transform spaces into places. Social rituals and the use of time and tempo are tentatively addressed, as well as the relevance of gift exchange and reciprocity.

Source: Genealogy

DOI: 10.3390/genealogy8040137

Authors: David Lagunas, Aline Lara

Institution: Universidad de Sevilla

Language: English

Topic: Urban and sociocultural dynamics

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,591

OpenAlex ID: W4404046199

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