Spatial identity, Veronis, Strategic spatial essentialism
In her literature review, she focuses on anti-essentializing approaches that distinct groups use to define a common space such as diaspora and hybridity, and border crossing notions especially transnationalism. The African Americans chose the margin of the society as a place where they made a home. The margin became a community of resistance constructed by the groups shared ethnicity and experience as "othering." Though, the Latin Americans have not been able to create a distinct urban space, like other immigrants they rely on essentializing and territorialized processes to forge a common identity and lay a claim to citizenship. Nevertheless, the margin becomes a space of radical openness or "thirdspace" of political choice. The nascent barrio latino and casa will develop into a third space for Latin Americans to define their identity, community and citizenship (Veronis, 2007, p.457).
Moreover, she analysis the difficulty of uniting all Latin Americans into one community or organization. They originated from different countries, came to Canada at diverse times and for various distinct reasons. Also, the Canadian government assumes that all Latin Americans have similar backgrounds and challenges, and imagine that they can be organized to one essentializing group. The state attempts to manage diversity by creating artificial and homogenized groups and giving them labels such as "Spanish Speaking."
[...] Latin Americans are unable to be united into a specific community (casa) that will give them a sense of place. They are found in different parts of Toronto where they live as individuals with a common heritage or similar backgrounds in their country of birth. Hence, their "place" becomes their immediate locality or the opportunities they get to interact with other Latin Americans in the city. Lastly, the Latin Americans will have to overcome their differences and subjectivities in order to have their place in Canada. [...]
[...] Spatial identity in Veronis, L. (2007) - Strategic spatial essentialism Outline I. Research question II. Main argument III. Summary 1(strategic spatial essentialism) IV. Summary ii global sense of place) V. Critical analysis of the reading VI. Strength VII. Weakness What is the research question? Why do new immigrant groups today (re)construct a collective identity through place? What methods are employed? [...]
[...] Also, the Canadian government assumes that all Latin Americans have similar backgrounds and challenges, and imagine that they can be organized to one essentializing group. The state attempts to manage diversity by creating artificial and homogenized groups and giving them labels such as "Spanish Speaking." Summary II Global Sense of Place) The author uses the phenomenon of time-space compression to assert that that the world is speeding up, spreading out and becoming more connected due to modern technology. People are able to travel more frequently for longer distances, interact with others in foreign countries and consume products from any country of the world. [...]
[...] The Latin Americans are seeking a place where they can freely interact in order to share ideas, opportunities, have security in numbers and agitate for citizenship. The urban space is viewed as a strategic area where different ethnic groups can define their differences. Various immigrant groups have separate homes such as Portugal Village, Korea town, Chinatown and Little Italy. They come together for they share a common heritage, culture and experiences and hence they can collectively claim inclusion. The immigrants from Latin America entered Canada for two reasons. [...]
[...] The African Americans chose the margin of the society as a place where they made a home. The margin became a community of resistance constructed by the groups shared ethnicity and experience as "othering." Though, the Latin Americans have not been able to create a distinct urban space, like other immigrants they rely on essentializing and territorialized processes to forge a common identity and lay a claim to citizenship. Nevertheless, the margin becomes a space of radical openness or "thirdspace" of political choice. [...]
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