Vasco Martins
Biographic Data
| ID | 236808 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vasco Martins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vasco |
| FAMILY NAME | Martins |
| SIGNATURE | MARTINS V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Social Action |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6205-4053 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
In memoriam
Antropólogo comprometido com o conhecimento, professor cativante, cientista social despegado de caminhos acríticos. Ateu empedernido e estudioso de religiões e rituais, professava uma relação genuína com a verdade despida de adereços. Praticava uma antropologia vazia de preconceitos, alinhado com povos em vez de elites, que o levaram a terrenos empiricamente férteis, porém duros e pesados, esmagadoramente rurais, quase nunca modernos. Aprendeu-a …
Introdução
Os três textos que se anexam a este número especial, de temática diferente daquela que pauta o dossiê, foram recolhidos no âmbito de uma call for papers sobre a memória da luta de libertação de Angola, entretanto reformulada e adaptada para publicação neste volume. Nesta secção do dossiê figuram o artigo de Fidel Reis, intitulado “Em nome do pai, do filho e do espírito de corpo: Ou como recordar a provável 1a edição da Cartilha do Guerrilheiro da…
Grande Herói da Banda’
The article explores the political uses of the memory of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola's (MPLA's) heroic combatant Hoji ya Henda from the independence of Angola in 1975 to recent times. Based on extensive archival work in Luanda, the article maps the historical periods and circumstances during which the ruling regime invoked Henda's memory, noting how changes in the political system directly affected how his memory permeated t…
A nossa lâmpada não se apaga
Rehabilitating the legacy of deceased leaders is a phenomenon particularly salient in Southern Africa, insofar as memories of liberation wars provoke considerable debate. After a protracted civil war, Angolans remain divided about the contributions of their historical leaders. Jonas Savimbi sits at the center of this division, a binary representation of both heroism and villainy. Martins demonstrates how Savimbi's memory is invoked both as a mora…
Colonialism, Ethnicity and War in Angola
Making a fresh contribution to our understanding of the history of Angola, this book explores the impact of social, political and economic change upon the largest ethnic group of the country, the Ovimbundu. Based on extensive fieldwork conducted in Angola, including oral testimonies and life stories, participant-observation, and archival materials, this book shifts the viewpoint from the colonial enterprise, international politics and ideological…
Politics of power and hierarchies of citizenship in Angola
This article discusses citizenship and belonging with reference to processes of post-war state formation, namely: the MPLA’s political hegemony and the centralisation of power in the presidency. It argues this political arrangement imposes upon individuals an oscillation between different ‘levels’ or hierarchies of citizenship with a tendency towards marginalisation, formally allowing them to access both but under the specific circumstances dicta…
Apeiron
Ovimbundu Identity Attributions in Post-War Angola
This article explores the attribution of political identity to the Ovimbundu ethnic group of Angola during the post-war period. It examines specific historical periods and political debates to reveal negative stereotypes popularly used to associate this ethnic group with the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA), a practice still present today. Academic scholarship concerning the ethnic debate about Angola is still embryonic…
Politics of power and hierarchies of citizenship in Angola
This article discusses citizenship and belonging with reference to processes of post-war state formation, namely: the MPLA’s political hegemony and the centralisation of power in the presidency. It argues this political arrangement imposes upon individuals an oscillation between different ‘levels’ or hierarchies of citizenship with a tendency towards marginalisation, formally allowing them to access both but under the specific circumstances dicta…
A nossa lâmpada não se apaga
Rehabilitating the legacy of deceased leaders is a phenomenon particularly salient in Southern Africa, insofar as memories of liberation wars provoke considerable debate. After a protracted civil war, Angolans remain divided about the contributions of their historical leaders. Jonas Savimbi sits at the center of this division, a binary representation of both heroism and villainy. Martins demonstrates how Savimbi's memory is invoked both as a mora…
Ovimbundu Identity Attributions in Post-War Angola
This article explores the attribution of political identity to the Ovimbundu ethnic group of Angola during the post-war period. It examines specific historical periods and political debates to reveal negative stereotypes popularly used to associate this ethnic group with the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA), a practice still present today. Academic scholarship concerning the ethnic debate about Angola is still embryonic…
Colonialism, Ethnicity and War in Angola
Making a fresh contribution to our understanding of the history of Angola, this book explores the impact of social, political and economic change upon the largest ethnic group of the country, the Ovimbundu. Based on extensive fieldwork conducted in Angola, including oral testimonies and life stories, participant-observation, and archival materials, this book shifts the viewpoint from the colonial enterprise, international politics and ideological…
Grande Herói da Banda’
The article explores the political uses of the memory of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola's (MPLA's) heroic combatant Hoji ya Henda from the independence of Angola in 1975 to recent times. Based on extensive archival work in Luanda, the article maps the historical periods and circumstances during which the ruling regime invoked Henda's memory, noting how changes in the political system directly affected how his memory permeated t…
Ovimbundu Identity Attributions in Post-War Angola
This article explores the attribution of political identity to the Ovimbundu ethnic group of Angola during the post-war period. It examines specific historical periods and political debates to reveal negative stereotypes popularly used to associate this ethnic group with the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA), a practice still present today. Academic scholarship concerning the ethnic debate about Angola is still embryonic…
Apeiron
Politics of power and hierarchies of citizenship in Angola
This article discusses citizenship and belonging with reference to processes of post-war state formation, namely: the MPLA’s political hegemony and the centralisation of power in the presidency. It argues this political arrangement imposes upon individuals an oscillation between different ‘levels’ or hierarchies of citizenship with a tendency towards marginalisation, formally allowing them to access both but under the specific circumstances dicta…
Colonialism, Ethnicity and War in Angola
Making a fresh contribution to our understanding of the history of Angola, this book explores the impact of social, political and economic change upon the largest ethnic group of the country, the Ovimbundu. Based on extensive fieldwork conducted in Angola, including oral testimonies and life stories, participant-observation, and archival materials, this book shifts the viewpoint from the colonial enterprise, international politics and ideological…
A nossa lâmpada não se apaga
Rehabilitating the legacy of deceased leaders is a phenomenon particularly salient in Southern Africa, insofar as memories of liberation wars provoke considerable debate. After a protracted civil war, Angolans remain divided about the contributions of their historical leaders. Jonas Savimbi sits at the center of this division, a binary representation of both heroism and villainy. Martins demonstrates how Savimbi's memory is invoked both as a mora…
Introdução
Os três textos que se anexam a este número especial, de temática diferente daquela que pauta o dossiê, foram recolhidos no âmbito de uma call for papers sobre a memória da luta de libertação de Angola, entretanto reformulada e adaptada para publicação neste volume. Nesta secção do dossiê figuram o artigo de Fidel Reis, intitulado “Em nome do pai, do filho e do espírito de corpo: Ou como recordar a provável 1a edição da Cartilha do Guerrilheiro da…
Grande Herói da Banda’
The article explores the political uses of the memory of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola's (MPLA's) heroic combatant Hoji ya Henda from the independence of Angola in 1975 to recent times. Based on extensive archival work in Luanda, the article maps the historical periods and circumstances during which the ruling regime invoked Henda's memory, noting how changes in the political system directly affected how his memory permeated t…
In memoriam
Antropólogo comprometido com o conhecimento, professor cativante, cientista social despegado de caminhos acríticos. Ateu empedernido e estudioso de religiões e rituais, professava uma relação genuína com a verdade despida de adereços. Praticava uma antropologia vazia de preconceitos, alinhado com povos em vez de elites, que o levaram a terrenos empiricamente férteis, porém duros e pesados, esmagadoramente rurais, quase nunca modernos. Aprendeu-a …
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