The Politics of Environmental Knowledge: From (Settler) Colonial Spaces to Anti-Colonial Praxis 2
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Date: 3/24/2023
Time: 2:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Agate A, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
Type: Paper,
Theme: Toward More Just Geographies
Curated Track:
Sponsor Group(s):
Cultural and Political Ecology Specialty Group, Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group
Organizer(s):
Rachel Arney University of Georgia
Maya Henderson University of Georgia
Jennifer Rice University of Georgia
Chair(s):
Jennifer Rice University of Georgia
Description:
This session considers the political and social relationships between settler colonialism and environmental governance. Building from settler colonial theories, science and technology studies, and political ecology, we invite papers that critically examine the role settler colonialism plays in producing knowledge about nature and the environment, and how settler colonialism continues to structure eco-social relationships. This session asks: How do politics shape environmental knowledge production in colonial spaces? How can we contest (settler) colonial environmental knowledge? What can an anti-colonial environmental framework look like? From these questions, we wish to create a space where we can dive into the politics of environmental knowledge—from critiques of environmental knowledge in contested and colonial spaces to envisioning environmental narratives beyond colonialism. We seek to center work on colonial knowledge, Indigenous knowledge, climate action, conservation, and anti-colonial knowledge and praxis in the realm of environmentalism and governance.
Presentations (if applicable) and Session Agenda:
Rachel Arney, Georgia State University |
Tracing the political life of science in the environmental planning process for border wall construction in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas |
Amit Kaushik, University of Georgia |
Government’s “Pet” Tigers: Politics of Knowledge & Translation in Post-Colonial Wildlife Conservation Practices in Central India |
Victoria Hodson, University of Guelph |
Neocolonial Knowledge Production at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity |
Paul Robbins, Nelson Institute for Environmental StudiesUniversity of Wisconsin |
Sovereign Genes: Wildlife Conservation, Genetic Preservation, and Indigenous Data Sovereignty |
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The Politics of Environmental Knowledge: From (Settler) Colonial Spaces to Anti-Colonial Praxis 2
Description
Type: Paper,
Date: 3/24/2023
Time: 2:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Agate A, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
Contact the Primary Organizer
Rachel Arney University of Georgia
rachel.arney@uga.edu
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