Stuart Hall spoke of “colonial turmoil” to allude to the constitutive process of African diasporic identities in the midst of the colonial process. The idea of “whirlwind” has an interesting operability, as it places us in front of an evidently dynamic, confusing and contrasting phenomenon. In this sense, I believe it is worth bringing up the term to speak of a “democratic turmoil” in which our societies find themselves.
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