Like harvesting tarulla: The decolonization of being from a petrolized swamp
| Autor: | Parisa Nourani Rinaldi, María Cecilia Roa-García, Estefany Grajales |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Environment and Planning D: Society and Space. 40:824-842 |
| ISSN: | 1472-3433 0263-7758 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/02637758221116894 |
| Popis: | The Palagua swamp in the Middle Magdalena region of Colombia is a territory governed by nearly a century of petro-development and armed conflict. This toxic reality, along with the disappointment of temporary legal victories and demands for environmental compensation, have left deep marks on individuals’ psyche, eroding the self-confidence and spirit of communities. Drawing on archival research, secondary regional sources, and 13 semi-structured interviews with former oil workers, fishers, farmers, and women activists, we delve into the meaning, implications, and transformation of petro-development and internal colonialism. We suggest that the decolonization of being in a petrolized environment implies challenging imposed imaginaries of development and perceiving forces of internal colonialism. This should be recognized as a long-term process, a painful incubation of possibilities, marked by persistent and transformative day-to-day actions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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