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Like harvesting tarulla: The decolonization of being from a petrolized swamp.
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Environment & Planning D: Society & Space . Oct2022, Vol. 40 Issue 5, p824-842. 19p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HARVESTING
*DECOLONIZATION
*SWAMPS
*WAR
*PETROLEUM workers
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02637758
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Environment & Planning D: Society & Space
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159693369
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02637758221116894