The Weight of Beastly Traits

Biopolitics and Imaginations around Wild Boar Hunting in Uruguay

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12419128
AutoresJuan Martin Dabezies (0000-0003-2055-8549, Department of Agrarian Systems and Cultural Landscapes. Eastern Regional University Center. University of the Republic https://dx.doi.org/56724 Uruguay, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen33
Número2
Páginas191-211
Fecha de publicación2024-08-07
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociety and Animals (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1063-1119 • E-ISSN: 1568-5306
EditorialBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/15685306-bja10217
OpenAlexW4401436587
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas31

This article explores the concept of wild boars as beasts of the Anthropocene by examining their physicality and the policies focused on controlling their populations. Considering the labeling and perception of the species as a beast, the study investigates the sociopolitical implications of such categorization. Specifically, it examines how wild boars have been described and portrayed as intimidating, dangerous, and threatening within Uruguay’s hunting and conservation communities. By analyzing the processes that frame the lives of wild boars and render them legitimate targets of eradication, this article sheds light on the semiotics and naming of wild boars’ changing corporeality throughout history. It reveals how the hunting community motivates their practices by portraying themselves as guardians of biodiversity and agricultural production rather than mere leisure hunters. I argue that the notion of beastliness is instrumental in wildlife management strategies employed for wild boars

Archaeology · Biology · Biopower · Categorization · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Geography · Perception · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Wild boar · Wildlife · Wildlife management · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Ecology