A Representação da Trajetória da UNITA no Boletim Kwacha-Angola (1966-1973)
This paper aims to analyze the configuration of a narrative of exceptionality by UNITA during the Angolan war of independence. Data derived from an analysis of 14 editions of Kwacha-Angola, UNITA’s official information bulletin, were used to identify three strategies of equalization and differentiat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
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| Series: | Cadernos de Estudos Africanos |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/cea/7158 |
| Summary: | This paper aims to analyze the configuration of a narrative of exceptionality by UNITA during the Angolan war of independence. Data derived from an analysis of 14 editions of Kwacha-Angola, UNITA’s official information bulletin, were used to identify three strategies of equalization and differentiation employed by UNITA in relation to its opponents to achieve international support: the elaboration of vocabularies of motive, the definition of an inaugural date, and the narration of UNITA’s calvaries, which was formalized in the idea of a “long march”. The data suggest that these strategies consolidated a narrative of overcoming, which was integrated in the group’s culture and activated in contexts of crisis. |
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| ISSN: | 1645-3794 2182-7400 |