From Social Peace to Code of Silence: The social ethics of sutura in Senegal

From Social Peace to Code of Silence: The social ethics of sutura in Senegal

Normally translated as discretion, sutura is an important local value in Senegal. Its protective regime starts with the idea that being discreet has an inherent social value. In its ideal dimension it is said to be a warranty for social peace. Its rather pragmatic consequences, on the other hand, ar...

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Main Author: Falcão, Ricardo Miguel
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Language:Anglais
Published: Cadernos de Estudos Africanos 2025
Subjects:
Senegal
gender
discretion
privacy
sutura
social peace
code of silence
género
discrição
privacidade
paz social
código de silêncio
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:cea_8449 en https://journals.openedition.org/cea/8449 2025-05-14T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/13x5r https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ From Social Peace to Code of Silence: The social ethics of sutura in Senegal Cadernos de Estudos Africanos Centro de Estudos Internacionais info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2182-7400 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1645-3794 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cea Falcão, Ricardo Miguel Senegal gender discretion privacy sutura social peace code of silence Senegal género discrição privacidade sutura paz social código de silêncio Normally translated as discretion, sutura is an important local value in Senegal. Its protective regime starts with the idea that being discreet has an inherent social value. In its ideal dimension it is said to be a warranty for social peace. Its rather pragmatic consequences, on the other hand, are felt on communication, generating uncertainty and ambiguity; on the social construction of gender, highlighting that protection is unequally distributed; and on the political sphere, where certain subjects, perceived as private, struggle to be represented. Sutura is here described through several complementary and contradictory interpretations. At the same time, as a defensive mode of communication and an ethics of privacy, but also, paradoxically, as a dark cover or a code of silence, protecting the shortcomings of Senegalese patriarchal cultures. Normalmente traduzida por discrição, a sutura é um valor local importante no Senegal. O seu regime de proteção parte da ideia de que ser discreto tem um valor social inerente. Na sua dimensão ideal, diz-se que é uma garantia de paz social. As suas consequências bastante pragmáticas, por outro lado, fazem-se sentir na comunicação, gerando incerteza e ambiguidade; na construção social do género, evidenciando que a proteção é distribuída de forma desigual; e na esfera política, onde certos assuntos, vistos como privados, lutam para serem representados. A sutura é aqui descrita através de várias interpretações complementares e contraditórias: ao mesmo tempo, como um modo de comunicação defensivo e uma ética da privacidade, mas também, paradoxalmente, como um disfarce obscuro ou um código de silêncio, que protege as lacunas das culturas patriarcais senegalesas.
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topic Senegal
gender
discretion
privacy
sutura
social peace
code of silence
Senegal
género
discrição
privacidade
sutura
paz social
código de silêncio
spellingShingle Senegal
gender
discretion
privacy
sutura
social peace
code of silence
Senegal
género
discrição
privacidade
sutura
paz social
código de silêncio
Falcão, Ricardo Miguel
From Social Peace to Code of Silence: The social ethics of sutura in Senegal
description Normally translated as discretion, sutura is an important local value in Senegal. Its protective regime starts with the idea that being discreet has an inherent social value. In its ideal dimension it is said to be a warranty for social peace. Its rather pragmatic consequences, on the other hand, are felt on communication, generating uncertainty and ambiguity; on the social construction of gender, highlighting that protection is unequally distributed; and on the political sphere, where certain subjects, perceived as private, struggle to be represented. Sutura is here described through several complementary and contradictory interpretations. At the same time, as a defensive mode of communication and an ethics of privacy, but also, paradoxically, as a dark cover or a code of silence, protecting the shortcomings of Senegalese patriarchal cultures.
author Falcão, Ricardo Miguel
author_facet Falcão, Ricardo Miguel
author_sort Falcão, Ricardo Miguel
title From Social Peace to Code of Silence: The social ethics of sutura in Senegal
title_short From Social Peace to Code of Silence: The social ethics of sutura in Senegal
title_full From Social Peace to Code of Silence: The social ethics of sutura in Senegal
title_fullStr From Social Peace to Code of Silence: The social ethics of sutura in Senegal
title_full_unstemmed From Social Peace to Code of Silence: The social ethics of sutura in Senegal
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