The Whale in the Cape Verde Islands

Vieira, Nina; Brito, Cristina; Abrantes Garcia, Ana Catarina; da Luz, Hilarino; Noronha, Hermano; Pereira, Dúnia

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Vieira, Nina

Brito, Cristina

Abrantes Garcia, Ana Catarina

da Luz, Hilarino

Noronha, Hermano

Pereira, Dúnia

Resumo(s)

Cultural constructions of landscapes, space and environments, and of people’s relationship with nature, have in the Cape Verde Islands a perspective of their own and might have been mediated by the whale. To address perceptions about these marine mammals, historical sources, literature, art, memory and heritage were considered. Whaling influenced history and diaspora and is reflected in literary productions. Remains of whales are found in museums and used as decorative pieces and local art. We found the Cape Verdean seascapes as being culturally and naturally constructed and the whale occupies a true ‘place’ of convergence

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UIDB/04666/2020 UIDP/04666/2020 DL.57/2016/CP1453/CT0101

Palavras-chave

blue humanities cetaceans-people encounters coastal environments representations memory heritage littoral landscapes marine environmental history SDG 14 - Life Below Water