The borderscape of Punta Tarifa

This contribution aims to provide a cultural-geographical reading of the borderscape of Punta Tarifa: the southernmost point of so-called continental Europe and a key site vis-a-vis material and representational Euro-African (dis)connections. It is argued that Punta Tarifa harbours a complex process...

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Autores: Ferrer Gallardo, Xavier|||0000-0001-7474-254X, Albet i Mas, Abel|||0000-0002-3916-6660, Espiñeira, Keina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/189804
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Palabra clave:Borderscape
European Union
Migrant detention centre
Punta Tarifa
Strait of Gibraltar
Tarif
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spelling The borderscape of Punta Tarifaconcurrent invisibilisation practices at Europe's ultimate peninsulaFerrer Gallardo, Xavier|||0000-0001-7474-254XAlbet i Mas, Abel|||0000-0002-3916-6660Espiñeira, KeinaBorderscapeEuropean UnionMigrant detention centrePunta TarifaStrait of GibraltarTarifThis contribution aims to provide a cultural-geographical reading of the borderscape of Punta Tarifa: the southernmost point of so-called continental Europe and a key site vis-a-vis material and representational Euro-African (dis)connections. It is argued that Punta Tarifa harbours a complex process of symbolic and functional invisibilisation that turns this border landscape into a highly significant scenario within the ongoing European Union bordering process. This invisibilisation process is twofold. On the one hand, it lies with the selective public neglecting/ignoring of a crucial historical episode which challenges mainstream readings of Europe's cultural heritage (the arrival of Tarif and Islam to Tarifa in the year 710). On the other hand, it concerns the veiling of the implemented migration management practices and, more precisely, the opacity surrounding the Migrant Detention Centre situated by Punta Tarifa. Having explored the case of Punta Tarifa, we suggest that a cultural-geographical reading - and hence the shedding of some light - on these and other similar invisibilisation processes is paramount in order to neutralise symbolic and functional exclusionary practices which lie at the heart of current European Union external bordering dynamics. 22014-01-0120142014-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/189804https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1177/1474474014547336reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengEuropean Commission https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 266920European Commission https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 290775open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:1898042026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The borderscape of Punta Tarifa
concurrent invisibilisation practices at Europe's ultimate peninsula
title The borderscape of Punta Tarifa
spellingShingle The borderscape of Punta Tarifa
Ferrer Gallardo, Xavier|||0000-0001-7474-254X
Borderscape
European Union
Migrant detention centre
Punta Tarifa
Strait of Gibraltar
Tarif
title_short The borderscape of Punta Tarifa
title_full The borderscape of Punta Tarifa
title_fullStr The borderscape of Punta Tarifa
title_full_unstemmed The borderscape of Punta Tarifa
title_sort The borderscape of Punta Tarifa
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ferrer Gallardo, Xavier|||0000-0001-7474-254X
Albet i Mas, Abel|||0000-0002-3916-6660
Espiñeira, Keina
author Ferrer Gallardo, Xavier|||0000-0001-7474-254X
author_facet Ferrer Gallardo, Xavier|||0000-0001-7474-254X
Albet i Mas, Abel|||0000-0002-3916-6660
Espiñeira, Keina
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Espiñeira, Keina
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Borderscape
European Union
Migrant detention centre
Punta Tarifa
Strait of Gibraltar
Tarif
topic Borderscape
European Union
Migrant detention centre
Punta Tarifa
Strait of Gibraltar
Tarif
description This contribution aims to provide a cultural-geographical reading of the borderscape of Punta Tarifa: the southernmost point of so-called continental Europe and a key site vis-a-vis material and representational Euro-African (dis)connections. It is argued that Punta Tarifa harbours a complex process of symbolic and functional invisibilisation that turns this border landscape into a highly significant scenario within the ongoing European Union bordering process. This invisibilisation process is twofold. On the one hand, it lies with the selective public neglecting/ignoring of a crucial historical episode which challenges mainstream readings of Europe's cultural heritage (the arrival of Tarif and Islam to Tarifa in the year 710). On the other hand, it concerns the veiling of the implemented migration management practices and, more precisely, the opacity surrounding the Migrant Detention Centre situated by Punta Tarifa. Having explored the case of Punta Tarifa, we suggest that a cultural-geographical reading - and hence the shedding of some light - on these and other similar invisibilisation processes is paramount in order to neutralise symbolic and functional exclusionary practices which lie at the heart of current European Union external bordering dynamics.
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