Alleys of Makoko (Lagos, Nigeria)

a photoethnography of the Waterfront Slum on the eve of its demolition

Auteurs

  • Thais Gaia Schüler UTAD/CICANT

Mots-clés :

social exclusion; urban dynamics; Makoko slum

Résumé

This photoethnographic study was conducted as part of the course “Urban Dynamics, Creativity, and Cultural Representations” in the Master’s program in Cultural Studies at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD, Portugal). It aims to reflect on the dynamics shaped by the spatialization of social exclusion in the context of the Global South, taking the Makoko slum in Lagos (Nigeria) as its ethnographic subject. The results indicate social adaptability to the environment, the structuring of informal services, and the systematic invisibility of submerged social realities.

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Références

BRAATHEN, Einar; DUPONT, Verónique; JORDHUS-LIER, David; SUTHERLAND, Catherine. Introduction: Situating the politics of slums within the ‘urban turn’. In: Dupont, Verónique; Jordhus-Lier, David; Sutherland, Catherine; Braathen, Einar. The politics of slums in Global South. Routledge, New York, 2016.

FORTUNA, Carlos; LEITE, Rogério Proença (Org.). Plural de cidade: léxicos e culturas urbanas. Coimbra: Almedina, 2009.

LEFEBVRE, Henry. O direito à cidade. São Paulo: Centauro, 2001.

MAGNANI, José Guilherme Cantor. Antropologia urbana e os desafios da metrópole. Tempo Social, v.15, n.1, pp.81–95. 2003. Available in: https://revistas.usp.br/ts/pt_BR/article/view/12395. Acessed in: December 12th 2025.

SALAKO, Pelumi. “Colonial-era classism”: Residents decry demolitions in Nigeria’s Makoko. Al Jazeera Features. 12 fevereiro 2026. Available in: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/2/12/colonial-era-classism-residents-decry-demolitions-in-nigerias-makoko. Acessed in: March 2nd 2026.

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Publiée

2026-11-10

Comment citer

Gaia Schüler, T. (2026). Alleys of Makoko (Lagos, Nigeria): a photoethnography of the Waterfront Slum on the eve of its demolition. Fotocronografias, 11(26), 150–163. Consulté à l’adresse https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/fotocronografias/article/view/155771

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