Resisting Olympic Evictions

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Contesting Space in Rio De Janeiro

Adam Talbot

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Manchester University Press
28 August 2024

Sociology: customs & traditions; Social & cultural anthropology; Human geography

By tracing the way evictions in a small community of around 600 families made news headlines all over the world, this book explores how activists in Rio protested against evictions at the Rio 2016 Olympics. They constructed the favela as safe, welcoming and homely, directly contesting the myth of marginality

the notion of favelas as havens of crime and poverty which is used to justify slum clearance. In doing so they were showcasing how a different kind of informal community rooted in security and belonging is possible, through a range of social events and other actions. Based on 14 months of fieldwork in Brazil, this book explores how this vision was constructed through collective action, transmitted around the world through both social and traditional media and how it lives on in the Evictions Museum that was created through the process.

By: Adam Talbot
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9781526156297
ISBN 10: 1526156296
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 28 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1 Contexts: Rio 2016, favela evictions and Vila Autódromo 2 The Plano Popular da Vila Autódromo: Sovereign power and rights 3 Ocupa Vila Autódromo: Space as resistance 4 Espaço Ocupa: Liminal placemaking in the protestival 5 RioOnWatch: Spreading place through the press 6 Memória não se remove: Heterotopia in the Museu das Remoções Conclusion Index -- .

Adam Talbot is a Lecturer in Event Management at the University of the West of Scotland

Reviews for Resisting Olympic Evictions: Contesting Space in Rio De Janeiro

'Resisting Olympic Evictions captures the remarkable story of a plucky favela community that refused to get steamrolled by the Olympic machine. With precision and compassion, Adam Talbot reveals how the residents of Vila Autódromo stood up for their rights amid the glitzy spectacle of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.' - Jules Boykoff, Pacific University 'In Resisting Olympic Evictions: Contesting Space in Rio de Janeiro, Adam Talbot provides a rich ethnographic account of the most intense year (2015-2016) of Vila Autódromo’s fight against removal... The book is a model of reflexive ethnographic research and writing' - Cerianne Robertson, Penn University -- .