A la recherche des identités transatlantiques : des boucles conceptuelles au croisement de la société, l’histoire et la génétique

This article examines the way in which genetic « ancestry » tests have been promoted and developed over the last two decades as a genealogical tool, ostensibly capable of finding the geographic and « ethnic » origins of diasporic groups in the US. We follow the case of the descendants of enslaved Af...

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Autor principal:	Sarah Abel
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Publicado:	Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains 2016
Materias:	ancestry genetics ethnicity genealogy transatlantic. Anthropology GN1-890 Latin America. Spanish America F1201-3799
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/a40152b96eea4f96a251b2d9e7005f3c
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a40152b96eea4f96a251b2d9e7005f3c2021-12-02T10:32:13ZA la recherche des identités transatlantiques : des boucles conceptuelles au croisement de la société, l’histoire et la génétique1626-025210.4000/nuevomundo.69589https://doaj.org/article/a40152b96eea4f96a251b2d9e7005f3c2016-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/69589https://doaj.org/toc/1626-0252This article examines the way in which genetic « ancestry » tests have been promoted and developed over the last two decades as a genealogical tool, ostensibly capable of finding the geographic and « ethnic » origins of diasporic groups in the US. We follow the case of the descendants of enslaved Africans, emphasizing the historical context and political discourses that led to the proposal of these tests as a means to repair the social and psychological harm done by the transatlantic slave trade. Furthermore, by analysing the theories and processes implicated in the creation of « ancestry » tests, we point out how they have led to the reproduction of a vision of the world as divided into « indigenous » and « mixed » populations, in which « true » human diversity is conceived of as quantifiable, mappable, and biological. Finally, we evaluate how these genetic concepts are being translated in the discourses and practices of social actors in the search of their ancestral « roots ».Sarah AbelCentre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américainsarticleancestrygeneticsethnicitygenealogytransatlantic.AnthropologyGN1-890Latin America. Spanish AmericaF1201-3799ENFRPTNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos (2016)
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spellingShingle	ancestry genetics ethnicity genealogy transatlantic. Anthropology GN1-890 Latin America. Spanish America F1201-3799 Sarah Abel A la recherche des identités transatlantiques : des boucles conceptuelles au croisement de la société, l’histoire et la génétique
description	This article examines the way in which genetic « ancestry » tests have been promoted and developed over the last two decades as a genealogical tool, ostensibly capable of finding the geographic and « ethnic » origins of diasporic groups in the US. We follow the case of the descendants of enslaved Africans, emphasizing the historical context and political discourses that led to the proposal of these tests as a means to repair the social and psychological harm done by the transatlantic slave trade. Furthermore, by analysing the theories and processes implicated in the creation of « ancestry » tests, we point out how they have led to the reproduction of a vision of the world as divided into « indigenous » and « mixed » populations, in which « true » human diversity is conceived of as quantifiable, mappable, and biological. Finally, we evaluate how these genetic concepts are being translated in the discourses and practices of social actors in the search of their ancestral « roots ».
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title	A la recherche des identités transatlantiques : des boucles conceptuelles au croisement de la société, l’histoire et la génétique
title_short	A la recherche des identités transatlantiques : des boucles conceptuelles au croisement de la société, l’histoire et la génétique
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title_sort	la recherche des identités transatlantiques : des boucles conceptuelles au croisement de la société, l’histoire et la génétique
publisher	Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains
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A la recherche des identités transatlantiques : des boucles conceptuelles au croisement de la société, l’histoire et la génétique

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