Hugo Quemin

Biographic Data

ID342877
NAMEHugo Quemin
GIVEN NAMESHugo
FAMILY NAMEQuemin
SIGNATUREQUEMIN H
AFFILIATIONSUniversité Savoie Mont Blanc
ORCID0009-0008-8127-4578
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Mining as heritage? Conservation, extraction, and the shifting purposes of protected areas in Namibia

    Open AccessAntoine Latarge, Hugo Quemin et al.ARTICLEThe Extractive Industries and…2026

    By linking heritage with socio-economic development, UNESCO Global Geoparks expand the boundaries of conservation to explicitly integrate human societies and their activities. In Namibia, the Gondwanaland Geopark project - initiated in 2005 in a territory where mining is pervasive - offers a pioneering case. This article examines the strategies through which diverse stakeholders seek to legitimise mining as part of heritage-making, while also int…

  • Made in bureaucracy: The geographies and politics of a territory yet to land

    Open AccessHugo Quemin, Antoine Latarge et al.ARTICLEEnvironment and Planning C…2026

    Territories often serve functions beyond their immediate spatial boundaries, yet their production increasingly takes place in distant, disembodied sites—offices and administrative institutions. This article investigates the creation of a UNESCO Geopark in Namibia, analysing how bureaucratic processes oscillate between territorial abstraction and administrative territorialisation. Based on fieldwork conducted between 2023 and 2025 (including inter…

  • Miner dans le désert: Logiques d’association et formes spatiales de la mine artisanale en Namibie

    Open AccessAntoine Latarge, Hugo Quemin et al.ARTICLEEchoGéo2025References: 15

    Cet article examine l'organisation sociale et spatiale de l'exploitation artisanale des pierres semi-précieuses en Namibie, mettant en lumière un domaine largement sous-exploré. Il s'intéresse aux dynamiques de pouvoir et aux expériences de précarité rencontrées par les mineurs, en soulignant les stratégies associatives qu'ils mettent en œuvre au quotidien. Ces stratégies apparaissent comme des réponses à des situations spécifiques, façonnées par…

  • Mining the Desert Margins: Exploring the Territorial and Organizational Dynamics of Artisanal Mining in Namibia

    Open AccessAntoine Latarge, Hugo Quemin et al.ARTICLEEchoGéo2025References: 15

    This article examines the social and spatial organization of artisanal gemstone mining in Namibia, shedding light on a largely under-researched area. It delves into the power dynamics and experiences of precarity faced by miners, highlighting the associative strategies they employ daily. These strategies are shown to be responses to specific situations, shaped by various factors, with the miners' agency playing a significant yet not dominant role…

  • The Mediterranean moment of Namibian rock art, or the legitimisation of colonial presence through heritage-making (1948-1954)

    Hugo Quemin, Benjamin Smith et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Heritage…2025References: 18

    While critical heritage studies have emphasised the need to decolonise heritage practices, the legacy of colonial-era heritage-making remains largely underexplored. This article examines the early proclamations of five rock art sites as National Monuments in Namibia during the 1950s. Through an analysis of the historical and political dynamics, alongside the involvement of leading archaeologists with colonial administrations, this study uncovers …

  • Claiming rock art, claiming indigeneity: Spaces and scales of recognition in Khoe and San identity claims

    Open AccessHugo Quemin, Mélanie Duval et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Archaeology2025Cited by: 1References: 32

    Based on research conducted in South Africa, this work revolves around the observation that certain rock art sites (Wildebeest Kuil, Northern Cape; Game Pass Shelter, KwaZulu-Natal) are utilized within identity and political frameworks-and a question: what role do rock art sites play in the construction of Khoe and San indigeneity? Contemporary indigeneity is closely linked to issues of recognition, which are themselves related to the restitution…

  • Exploring Multiple Conditions of Participation on Community-based Heritage Management: A Case Study of Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Tourism Centre, South Africa

    Hugo Quemin, Mélanie Duval et al.ARTICLEPublic Archaeology2023Cited by: 2References: 6